We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Not for sale’: Thais take to streets in rare protest against Israel Hundreds of Thais, led by a veteran political activist, rallied outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok in a rare public protest against a group of foreign nationals. 2. Singapore ministers set for pay..
Thais stage rare Israel protest; Singapore ministers get pay rise: 7 Asia highlights
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Hundreds of Thais, led by a veteran political activist, rallied outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok in a rare public protest against a group of foreign nationals.
MOSCOW, September 15. /TASS/. Russia dropped to fourth place in terms of its share of the total value of EU gas imports totaling 14.1% in July from second place in the previous month, according to Eurostat data and TASS calculations. In total, the European Union purchased 1.1 bln euros worth of gas from Russia in July. The US took second place with its LNG s…
MINSK, September 15. /TASS/. US special presidential envoy for Belarus John Coale stated during talks with President Alexander Lukashenko that Washington agrees to return "unreleased funds" to Minsk. According to him, the US is now trying to "chase back" this money. "We have requested from them (Citibank - TASS) as to why they have not released the money tha…
Director of the Serbian Government Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy Arno called this a "national interest" of the republic
Long-awaited Thirlwall inquiry finds three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over concerns raised Three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds Lady Justice Thirlwall said that senior nurses at the hospital refused to accept the consultant’s concerns could be justified, and criticised the “prolonged delay by senior managers in calling the police”. The police were eventually contacted in May 2017, around a year from the death of baby P i
According to Ella Pamfilova, the commission had foreseen a significant portion of the potential threats in advance and prepared for them
The Belarusian president also pointed out that Belarus has no political prisoners, as the country’s legislation contains no such legal category