Voters in Thailand will head to the polls on Sunday amid deep political uncertainty, where the country has gone through three prime ministers in as many years, and amid a tenuous ceasefire with Cambodia following border clashes that left 149 people dead. The snap poll pits Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party, which is backed…
Mohaiminul Rafi, 27, has spent years preparing for Bangladesh’s civil service exams, chasing what he calls “the most reliable route to a secure life”: a first-class government job. With election campaigning under way across the country, he is now hearing promises aimed squarely at people like him: cash support or interest-free loans for the jobless…
London — Manchester’s ambitious mayor was barred from trying to re-enter Parliament in a special election in the city in the coming weeks, sparking controversy within Britain’s ruling Labour Party on Sunday, critics claim. Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential opponent back in the House of Commons. andy burnham Joe,…
The South Asian country views the voting on February 12 as a major test for democracy. Election campaigning has begun in Bangladesh as the country prepares to hold the first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted long-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, on Thursday…
