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 ...
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 .....
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.
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.
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.
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.
For many around the the world, gay marriage is a distant dream despite Obama support
While gay-rights activists hailed President Barack Obama’s support for same-sex marriage as a symbolic victory, for many around the world the idea of legal unions between homosexuals is a distant dream. Gay people in many countries would settle for simply getting to be themselves without fear of being attacked or thrown in prison.
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.