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Singapore bids farewell to horse racing to free up land for housing

City-state is to close its only turf club in order to redevelop 120-hectare site for public housing amid declining popularity of the sport

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

08, Jun, 2023 @12:53 AM

‘Time of new hope’: Optimism is high for Bangkok Pride after Thai elections

Voters rejected Prayuth Chan-ocha in favour of parties promising reform, including greater LGBTQ+ rights and equal marriage

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bangkok

03, Jun, 2023 @4:00 AM

Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns

Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

Rebecca Ratcliffe

30, May, 2023 @5:30 AM

Vietnamese cities cut public lighting to save energy amid heatwave

Measures come after warning of electricity shortages due to high demand and decreased hydropower production

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok and agencies

26, May, 2023 @11:53 AM

Ban weekend homework for overworked Filipino pupils, says lawmaker

Sam Verzosa says education is in crisis as children study for hours but underperform in tests

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

25, May, 2023 @8:48 AM

‘We’re starting a new era’: Thailand’s giant-killing MP Ice on her election upset

Rukchanok Srinork is a former pro-democracy activist who joined street protests against the military establishment

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Pirada Anuwech in Bangkok

19, May, 2023 @1:00 AM

Thailand election: will Move Forward be able to claim power?

The progressive Move Forward party won more votes than any other but faces an uphill struggle to form government

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

16, May, 2023 @5:30 AM

Thai election may be turning point as taboo over monarchy fades

Campaign to reform laws that shield royal family is now part of mainstream but making it happen will be difficult

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

15, May, 2023 @4:41 PM

Thailand’s opposition parties start alliance talks after voters reject military rule

Leader of liberal Move Forward says he is ‘next prime minister of Thailand’ and ready to form coalition government

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent, and agencies

15, May, 2023 @1:31 PM

Opposition parties take lead in Thai election

Early counts appear to show firm rejection of government as Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties are neck and neck

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Thitipol Panyalimpanun in Bangkok

14, May, 2023 @6:29 PM

Thailand election day arrives with hope of unseating junta generals from power

Young voters demand change but military-appointed senate poses hurdle to a non-establishment candidate becoming prime minister

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Thitipol Panyalimpanun in Bangkok

14, May, 2023 @12:26 AM

Young Thais look to Pita Limjaroenrat to bust military-royalist grip on power

Move Forward party leader’s promise in election campaign to end political stranglehold chimes with younger generation

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

13, May, 2023 @11:24 AM

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