THE PROTEST march from Nakhon Ratchasima reached the Democracy Monument at 3.35 p.m. today (March 7) and were to kick off their activities there from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. despite a stern warning from police that participants face maximum two-year jail term and/or 40,000 baht fine for violating the emergency decree and other related
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Amazon changes app logo that ‘resembles Adolf Hitler’
By Cristina Criddle, BBC AMAZON has quickly changed its main shopping-app logo, after commentators said the recent redesign made it look like Adolf Hitler. Launched in January, the icon depicts a strip of blue tape over an Amazon “smile” logo. But some observers said it resembled a toothbrush moustache, associated with the Nazi dictator.
Read moreUS defence chief Austin ‘likely to visit India soon’
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News New Delhi – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is likely to visit India next week, an Indian government source told Reuters today (March 7), as the two allies seek to deepen military ties to counter the growing power of China in the Asia-Pacific region. The first visit by
Read moreBoyfriend of Myanmar protest ‘martyr’ vows resistance
By AFP and published by Yahoo! News HEIN Yar Zar grimaced as a tattoo artist etched onto his chest the features of his first love, a young protester whose death has become a symbol of resistance against Myanmar’s junta. Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was shot in the head during a demonstration in the capital Naypyidaw,
Read moreRung faces new charges – damage to potted plants set at 5.9m baht
PROTEST leader Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, today (March 7) went to Samranrat police station to acknowledge charges stemming from the demonstration on February 13 that started at the Democracy Monument and later shifted to the City Pillar Shrine and ended in a melee with the police with the cost of moving and damaging potted
Read moreNortheastern protesters marching to Democracy Monument
A GROUP of protesters from Nakhon Ratchasima are today (March 7) marching from Kasetsart intersection to the Democracy Monument, a distance of 15 kilometres, and once there will be holding an anti-government rally till 9 p.m., Thai Rath newspaper said. Led by Mr. Jarupat Boonpattararaksa, or Phai Dao Din, this group of protesters had marched
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