41 - 50 of 62 results for "protests"

  1. 41. news | 17 Apr 2013

    Villagers join forces with temple activists

    By Nauvarat Suksamran, Newspaper section: News

    » SI SA KET : Residents of Phumsarol village on the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district once strongly opposed any anti-Cambodia protests.

  2. 42. learning | 14 Dec 2010

    Pay increases for lawmakers under attack

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Proposed pay increases for lawmakers are generating strong protests. Politicians don’t work hard enough to deserve a pay rise, people say.

  3. 43. learning | 08 Nov 2012

    Local democracy? Forget about it

    About government

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Local govt officials serving for life threaten elected national govt officials: Hold local elections then massive protests & lose the votes we can deliver.

  4. 44. tech | 19 May 2013

    Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms

    By AFP

    » Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.

  5. 45. news | 05 May 2013

    Anti-government street protests mark Hollande's first year anniversary

    By AFP

    » Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to mark Socialist President Francois Hollande's first year in office by accusing him of turning his back on the left.

  6. 46. news | 17 Apr 2013

    Britain bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher

    By AFP

    » Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest on Wednesday with military pageantry and pockets of protests, in a funeral that reflected the polarising impact of Britain's longest-serving post-war prime minister.

  7. 47. news | 15 Apr 2013

    Ecclestone dismisses F1 Bahrain concerns

    By AFP

    » Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed concerns over this week's Bahrain Grand Prix after pro-democracy protests escalated and a militant group blew up a car in the capital Manama.

  8. 48. learning | 07 Mar 2012

    Govt compensation to include Japanese victim

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatrabrought some good news to Japan for the family of Japanese photographer Hiroyuki Muramoto, killed during the anti-government protests in 2010. They will be among those receiving governme...

  9. 49. tech | 21 May 2013

    Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1 bn takeover

    By AFP

    » Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users.

  10. 50. news | 21 Apr 2013

    Protesters in final bid to block France gay marriage law

    By AFP

    » Tens of thousands of opponents of government plans to legalise gay marriage marched in Paris two days before a final vote on the bill, which has provoked fierce and sometimes violent protests.

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