Thailand - TJA highlights new challenges for press freedom
(TJA/IFEX) - 3 May 2012 - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared May 3 of every year to be the World Press Freedom Day to emphasize the will and the ...
Judge freed of khalwat charge
GEORGE TOWN: A SYARIAH High Court judge and a woman were cleared of khalwat (close proximity) yesterday after the Lower Syariah Court here ruled that they were legally married.
Obama's support energizes gay activists worldwide
Gay-rights activists around the world hailed President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage as a symbolic victory Thursday, whether they were fighting at home for similar rights or simply for the right to be themselves without being attacked or thrown in prison.
Obama backing same-sex marriage likely to get right 'riled up'
President Barack Obama's surprise backing of same-sex marriage gets mixed reviews around the world, but appears to be doing him no harm in this U.S. election year.
What Pacquiao Did and Didn’t Say
The star boxer lands in hot water over his actual stance on gay marriage and other comments inaccurately attributed to him. Plus: How the Thunder undermined the Lakers; Kobe's dad finds himself in Thailand; and more.
Thailand walks a tightrope on South China Sea
When Thailand serves as the new coordinating country for Asean-China relations beginning July, expectations are extremely high that the country, which has an intimate tie with China, would be able to .....
Obama's support for gay marriage an election gamble
U.S. President Barack Obama's surprise backing of same-sex marriage gets mixed reviews around the world, but appears to be doing him no harm in this U.S. election year.
Same-sex marriage rights a distant dream around the world
Bangkok — China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In Egypt, laws prohibiting "shameless public acts" have been used to imprison gay men.