Thai auto parts tycoon Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is already getting death threats just weeks after registering a new political party.The 39-year-old executive isn’t shy about taking on some of Thailand’s most powerful players: He wants to do away with military rule once and for all, give regional governments more control over money, break up entrenched oligopolies and prevent laws on royal insults from being used as political tools.“It will be a dangerous game,” Thanathorn said in an interview Monday. “We are playing with people who have no respect for human life.”His new party, Future Forward, is taking direct aim at the military rulers who seized power in 2014 and installed a new constitution that entrenches the power of non-elected soldiers, judges and bureaucrats at the expense of elected politicians. The coup was Thailand’s latest in about a dozen following the shift to a constitutional monarchy in 1932.Junta leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha, … [Read more...] about Thai Tycoon Gets Death Threats Just Weeks After Registering New Political Party
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Putin blames criminal negligence for death toll in Kemerovo fire
Vladimir Putin has said the high death toll from a fire at a shopping centre in the Siberian city of Kemerovo was the result of “criminal negligence”, during a visit to the scene of the blaze. At least 64 people were killed in the fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon. Investigators said fire exits at the mall had been illegally blocked and the fire alarm system had not functioned properly. The fire swept through the upper floors of the Winter Cherry shopping centre, where a cinema complex and children’s play area were located. Putin, re-elected as president last weekend, visited the scene on Tuesday and laid flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of the fire. “What’s happening here? This isn’t war, it’s not a spontaneous methane outburst. People came to relax, children. We’re talking about demography and losing so many people,” Putin said in a meeting with ministers in Kemerovo. “Why? Because of some criminal … [Read more...] about Putin blames criminal negligence for death toll in Kemerovo fire
A New Theory on Sudden Infant Deaths Divides Doctors
Doctors researching unexpected infant deaths have discovered a baffling trend: The rate of those deaths among newborns has remained unchanged even as the numbers in older infants have dropped over 20 years. The finding on sudden and unexpected infant deaths (SUID) is surprising, says Joel Bass, chair of the pediatrics department at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., and first author of the study. “That’s... … [Read more...] about A New Theory on Sudden Infant Deaths Divides Doctors
Far-Left French politician arrested for tweets celebrating heroic officer’s death in siege
A French far-Left politician has been arrested for apparently celebrating the death of a gendarme hailed as a hero for offering himself in place of a hostage taken by an Islamist gunman. Stéphane Poussier was detained after tweets posted from his account said: “Every time a gendarme gets whacked… I think of my friend Rémi Fraisse,” an environmental protester who died after police threw a concussion grenade during demonstrations in 2014. “And this time it was a colonel, great! It also means one less vote for (President Emmanuel) Macron,” said the tweet, which was quickly deleted and the Twitter account closed after it sparked an outcry. Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame was shot and stabbed after taking the place of a woman whom Radouane Lakdim, who had already killed three people, was using as a human shield during his attack on Friday at a supermarket in Trebes in southwestern France. Mr Poussier, who failed to win a seat when he … [Read more...] about Far-Left French politician arrested for tweets celebrating heroic officer’s death in siege
Arrest over tweet hailing gendarme death
Europe 25 March 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43534445 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel A former French left-wing parliamentary candidate has been arrested over his tweets about a policeman killed during a jihadist siege in southern France last week. Stéphane Poussier appeared to celebrate the death of … [Read more...] about Arrest over tweet hailing gendarme death