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The party -- whose strongholds are located in the Central Plains provinces outside of Bangkok -- organised a campaign rally in Bangkok's Rat Burana and Thung Kru districts on Sunday. |
Mr Sawai said the party has been well-received in the capital, as it offers an election manifesto that caters to urban voters. |
Bhumjaithai's campaign messages include the legalisation of ride-hailing mobile applications, the promotion of work-from-home schemes, as well as "digital home schools", which will allow students to study remotely from home. |
The party also wants to open more public co-working spaces across the city. |
Mr Sawai, whose constituency overlaps both Rat Burana and Thung Kru, said the party's campaign message that stood out the most is the liberalisation of marijuana cultivation for medicinal purposes. |
He also said the public response to the idea is on the upswing. "We've been out meeting people every day to spread our party manifesto, and people are really keen on the idea of marijuana as a cash crop," he said. |
"More and more people are beginning to understand that cannabis isn't just a narcotic -- that it also has medicinal purposes, especially for the treatment of certain cancers." |
The official Bhumjaithai website has extensive details on the party's 'free marijuana' policy. |
Mr Sawai also said research has found that a single marijuana plant is capable of producing up to one kilogramme of medicinal extract. "If the rules on marijuana cultivation are relaxed, the extracts could generate about 70 billion baht for the economy," he said. |
A source close to Bhumjaithai said that out of the party's campaign banners placed along the city's streets, banners which advertises the loosening up of marijuana planting rules captured the most attention from the public. |
Bhumjaithai spokesman Settapong Malisuwan said the party is trying to cover as much ground as it could in the election campaign while still touting the main issues. |
As a medium-sized party, Bhumjaithai is aiming to win enough MP seats to be considered as a core coalition partner in the next government -- a goal that was announced by its leader, Anutin Charnvirakul. |
Anna Nemtsova looks at the challenges facing former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as he embarks on his new career as a Ukrainian politician. |
Eric Reidy warns that Tunisia’s persistent illiteracy problem threatens to undermine the country’s new democracy. |
Mohamed Eljarh scrutinizes the new Libyan peace deal brokered by the United Nations. |
Sarah Kendzior reports on a Facebook group where ordinary Uzbeks are challenging their country’s authoritarian regime. |
Oliver Kaplan analyzes the latest peace deal between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group. |
Jed Ober explains why American-style primaries — tedious though they may be — are healthy for democracies. |
And Christian Caryl shows what Rwanda’s treatment of a prominent journalist reveals about the government’s attitude to freedom of the press. |
The International Crisis Group’s Paul Quinn-Judge reports on internal feuding and growing anarchy in the pro-Russian separatist enclaves in eastern Ukraine. Maksym Khylko, writing for the Atlantic Council’s New Atlanticist blog, argues that the West is wrong to push Kiev to decentralize power to local governments. |
The BBC airs a rare interview with Burma’s top general, who warns that the military won’t step back from power until the government reaches a peace deal with ethnic rebels. |
The Money, Politics and Transparency project — an initiative of Global Integrity, the Sunlight Foundation, and the Electoral Integrity Project — has just released a new series of case studies focusing on campaign finance practices and reforms around the world. |
Anti-corruption group Global Witness investigates Australia’s complicity in money laundering schemes originating in neighboring Papua New Guinea. |
Maria Stephan and Erin Mazursky, writing for FP, make the case that the United States needs to be more active in supporting people power movements around the world. |
In the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog, Brian Phillips cautions that killing or imprisoning kingpin leaders of criminal groups (like Mexico’s El Chapo) can actually increase violence. |
The Washington Post’s William Booth and Sufian Taha tell the story of a hit Egyptian-produced TV show that shows Jews in a sympathetic light. |
In the photo, members of Burma’s military march during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2015. |
Rapper Drake has vowed to boycott magazine interviews over allegations editors at Rolling Stone dropped him from the cover at the last minute in favor of a tribute to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. |
The star claims he was supposed to be the cover star for the new issue of the music Bible, but his picture was dropped and replaced with a tribute to the actor following his sudden death earlier this month. |
Drake insists he is “disgusted” by the snub, and also alleges his comments to the publication about fellow hip-hop star Kanye West, in which he reportedly poked fun at his last album, “Yeezus,” were misconstrued. |
I’m done doing interviews for magazines. I just want to give my music to the people. That’s the only way my message gets across accurately. |
A group of environmentalists in Jersey are calling for more protection of the island's hedgerow flora and fauna during Branchage. |
The Branchage Law was introduced in 1914 to keep roads and pathways clear of overgrown hedgerows. |
But members of various island environment groups want the States to change the guidelines to stop plants from being trimmed down too far and to protect wildlife from strimmers. |
They say they have seen a decline in hedgerow biodiversity in recent years. |
Therefore, they have proposed a change that would mean vegetation could be cut back to no less than 20cm-30cm. |
This, they say, will increase biodiversity by allowing low level hedge plants to recover. |
Among their other suggestions is introducing parish competitions for the most biologically diverse hedgerows, as well as making Branchage dates flexible so that they are based on necessity and take hibernating species into consideration. |
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Liverpool opened up a seven-point gap at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, while Arsenal’s poor away form continued with a 1-0 defeat at West Ham United. |
With nearest challengers Manchester City not playing until Monday, Liverpool went into their clash at Brighton on the back of two successive defeats in all competitions and were made to work hard for the three points. |
Neither side had a single shot on target in the first half, with the match settled by a Mohamed Salah penalty in the second half. Liverpool’s 50th clean sheet under Juergen Klopp carried them home. |
Fourth-placed Chelsea opened up a six-point gap over Arsenal in fifth with a 2-1 win over Newcastle United in the day’s late fixture. |
Arsenal’s defeat means they have now won just one of their last seven matches on the road in the Premier League. If Manchester United beat third-placed Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Sunday, they can draw level on 41 points with Arsenal. |
There was no such slip-up from Liverpool, even if Brighton did not make it easy for the league leaders. |
Roberto Firmino came close to giving his side the lead early in the first half but could not connect with Andrew Robertson’s low cross. |
For all their possession, though, they struggled to create any meaningful chances. Pascal Gross’s clumsy challenge on Salah earned Liverpool the penalty which the Egyptian converted with aplomb. |
Once again, Liverpool’s defence stood firm as they saw out the win. Liverpool have conceded just 10 goals in their 22 league matches this season; only Chelsea in 2004-05 had conceded fewer after 22 matches in an English top-flight season. |
“You have to work hard if you want to be successful and we were ready for it,” manager Juergen Klopp said. “Be ready for the defending, be ready for the counter-press and be ready to make solutions. |
After their 22-match unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end at Southampton in mid-December, Arsenal have struggled to find their form, with their away performances of particular concern. |
On Saturday, mustering just two shots on target against West Ham at the London Stadium, Arsenal’s decline continued. |
West Ham comfortably held on after Declan Rice got his first goal for the side — becoming the first teenager to score a Premier League goal for them in almost 10 years. |
Pedro came in for Bayern Munich target Callum Hudson-Odoi for Chelsea against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, with the Spaniard opening the scoring in the ninth minute before Ciaran Clark levelled for Newcastle five minutes before halftime. |
Willian was the match winner for Chelsea as he brilliantly curled the ball into the net to score his first league goal since the end of October to secure the points for Chelsea. |
“I think it’s always difficult in the Premier League,” Willian said. “We have to be more clinical. |
At the bottom, Southampton continued their fine form away from home as they earned a hard-fought 2-1 win at Leicester City, despite having played half of the match with 10 men. |
Sen. Lindsey Graham had discussed with President Donald Trump an elaborate plot to have North Korean leader Kim Jong Un assassinated by the Chinese government, veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book claimed. The excerpt from the book — “Fear: Trump in the White House” — was obtained by the Independent and made publ... |
According to the book, Graham had pitched after Kim's assassination, a military general would be allowed to take control of Pyongyang. |
"China needs to kill him and replace him with a North Korean general they control," Graham said at the time, according to Woodward. |
"I think the Chinese are clearly the key here and they need to take him out. Not us, them. And control the nuclear inventory there. And wind this thing down. Or control him. To stop the march to a big nuclear arsenal. My fear is that he will sell it," he added. |
The plan was shared with Trump during a national security meeting in September 2017, at a time when North Korea had been advancing with its nuclear development and was also lashing out at the United States. |
At the time, North Korea was testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and threatening its neighboring countries of a possible nuclear war. Kim had also claimed the country had missiles that were capable of reaching the United States. |
President Trump had vowed to “totally destroy” the country if they continued their provocative actions. |
During the September 2017 meeting, Trump was reportedly joined by Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina, along with National Security Adviser HR McMaster and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. |
Tensions in the Korean Peninsula declined after Kim agreed to denuclearization and vowed to strengthen the country's economic growth. In June, Trump and Kim made history by meeting in Singapore and discussing plans of denuclearization as U.S. would halt joint military drills with longtime ally South Korea. |
Kim showed his commitment toward denuclearization plans by leaving his intercontinental ballistic missiles out of the 70th anniversary celebrations in Pyongyang over the weekend. He also recently sent a letter to Trump urging to hold a second meeting. |
Rip the offense, again. Change the quarterback, again. Wonder, again, just when Jim Fassel’s reputed offensive acumen is going to reveal itself. |
Round up all the usual unsavory themes for what transpired yesterday at Giants Stadium, where the Giants unquestionably should have lost a game. At times, they were comically bad as they struggled to rise above the truly awful Eagles, an opponent the Giants have no business struggling to beat. Along the way, there were... |
What the Giants showed is that results are not the bottom line. Their defense, led by Michael Strahan, slapped around an Eagles offense that barely is able to take baby steps, but the Giants are not going to accomplish much of anything this season if the shoddy offense continues to be more joke than juggernaut. There w... |
It is somewhat incredible that the Giants are 2-2, as they have not played a cohesive offensive game. Their defense saved them in Tampa and did so again yesterday, and so did the Eagles, who dropped to 0-4. The Giants were bad (Graham), dumb (Jason Sehorn with a mindless lateral after an interception that gave the Eagl... |
“We can’t have five turnovers and win, probably ever again,” Gary Brown said. |
It appears as if Collins will be the way Fassel seeks to fix this mess. Graham, who led a crisp opening drive capped by a 9-yard touchdown pass to Ike Hilliard, was yanked by Fassel late in the third quarter, after his nightmare ended when he looked over the middle for Pete Mitchell and instead threw the ball directly ... |
Predictably, Fassel offered no immediate announcement of who starts at quarterback next Sunday in Arizona. “I got to analyze all the information right now,” he said. |
Graham added: “I think I should be the starter” and that other quarterbacks, such as Troy Aikman and Jake Plummer, throw multiple interceptions in games and do not lose their jobs. It’s doubtful Fassel will be swayed by that logic. |
Collins entered with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter and the Giants leading 13-12. His first possession was a three-and-out and his second ended when he was sacked by tackle Bill Johnson and fumbled, with the Eagles’ Mark Wheeler recovering on the Philadelphia 42. With rookie Donovan McNabb running the show, the Ea... |
Suddenly, the Giants were in real danger of losing, not only to the Eagles, but also their credibility. |
Collins (6 of 12, 86 yards) took over on the Giants’ 26 and finally created a spark. He hit Hilliard for 28 yards and Charles Way with a screen for 16. The drive reached the Eagles’ 5-yard line and stalled, but in this slopfest of a game, all the Giants needed was Brad Daluiso’s third field goal to avoid what would hav... |
This is getting monotonous. The Giants on defense did not allow any sustained Eagles drives, Strahan had three of their five sacks, limited Philly to 174 total yards and forced three turnovers. The return of Brown (27-87) did jump-start the running game, but this was another case of the defense bailing out an offense t... |
This Aug. 10, 2018, file photo shows a ramshackle compound in the desert area of Amalia, N.M. Five former residents of the compound in northern New Mexico where a 3-year-old boy's body was found last month are scheduled to appear in federal court on firearms-related charges. A hearing Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 focuses on ... |
In this Aug. 13, 2018, file photo, Jany Leveille appears in court during a hearing in Taos, N.M. Five former residents of a ramshackle compound in northern New Mexico where a 3-year-old boy's body was found last month are scheduled to appear in federal court on firearms-related charges. A hearing Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018... |
In this Aug. 13, 2018, file photo defendant Siraj Ibn Wahhaj sits in court in Taos, N.M., during a detention hearing. Federal prosecutors say the FBI has arrested five former residents, including Wahhaj, of a ramshackle compound in northern New Mexico on firearms and conspiracy charges as local prosecutors dropped char... |
In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, Jany Leveille, from left, with her attorney Kelly Golightley, and Siraj Ibn Wahhaj with attorney Tom Clark listen to the prosecutor during a hearing on a motion to dismiss in the Taos County Courthouse. Federal prosecutors say the FBI has arrested five former residents, including Leve... |
In this Aug. 29,2018, file photo, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, from left, and Jany Leveille talk with with attorneys Kelly Golightley and Tom Clark after a hearing on a motion to dismiss in the Taos County Courthouse. Federal prosecutors say the FBI has arrested five former residents, including Wahhaj and Leveille, of a ramshackl... |
I am especially looking forward to the upcoming sponsored TelcoBridges webinar on TMCnet which will help educate the market on how data centers can lower their energy use. |
Even if cap and trade does not become reality this year it is apparent that governments are more and more likely to impose penalties for carbon emissions. Since reducing energy use saves money as well, it behooves everyone with data center decision making authority to be part of this timely event. |
Asaf Bar-Tura is the director of operations at the Chicago-based Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, and director of its Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative. He is also a PhD candidate focusing on digital media and democratic participation. |
JCUA has partnered with CAIR-Chicago for years. Here, CAIR-Chicago volunteers speak out against anti-Semitism after an act of synagogue vandalism, way back in 2006. |
Technologies are not innocent. They embody human values. And the way we design them determines winners and losers among us, writes Asaf Bar-Tura. Here’s what you should be thinking about when you’re thinking about social change online. |
The final season opening dives inside the Stark crypt and the Red Keep. |
The credits have always been complex and rewarded repeat and close viewings. The elaborate opening spins through the map of Westeros and changes from week to week. But they're even fresher this season, as the creative team that designed the credits wanted a whole new chance to remake them. |
"We wanted to explore the idea that there was more under the surface than previous seasons," creative director Angus Wall told BuzzFeed in an interview published Sunday. "And that there was an interior and a depth in terms of the layers beneath the surface that we had only hinted at before." |
The credits begin inside of an elaborate astronomical instrument called an astrolabe. If you're quick on the pause button, you can see it's covered with murals depicting past plotlines that shaped the story, from the Red Wedding to the birth of Daenerys' dragons to the fall of the Wall. Look for the Red Comet, an omen ... |
Once the credits move to the gigantic map, they begin at the Wall, which now has a huge chunk missing, thanks to you-know-who. |
The credits now move on to a new location. Last Hearth is the ancestral home of House Umber, and if you watched the premiere, you know what happens there. Note the icy tiles representing the White Walkers reaching out to it, showing the path of the dead as they march. Also note the spiral pattern that plays out in a gr... |
Next, the camera shoots to Winterfell, the Starks' beloved home. Winterfell has always been in the credits, but not like this. Here the camera swoops through the godswood and then dives inside the castle itself. It races through the Stark crypt, where there's a statue of Lyanna Stark, among others. Her life, and the so... |
King's Landing is next, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, home of the Iron Throne and the Red Keep. Look for Qyburn's scorpion and dragon skulls from past historical battles. Just a reminder that no one is bowing down to the terrifying dragons without a fight. And there's the Iron Throne, which really doesn't look wor... |
The credits aren't going to be stagnant, so stay alert for clues in future weeks. |
"I'll say that there are differences (in the credits) in every single episode," art director Kirk Shintani told BuzzFeed. "From episode to episode, pay attention, because there's lots of hints scattered around." |
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MTV's 'Scream' aims to introduce a new generation of would-be serial killers/victims in the series' latest trailer. |
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