GeorgeMonarchy Woman jailed for record 43 years for insulting Thai monarchy verified_publisherThe Guardian - Rebecca Ratcliffe in BangkokA former civil servant has been jailed for 43 years and six months for insulting the Thai monarchy, lawyers said, in what is thought to be the toughest sentence ever passed under the kingdom’s strict law....
George How Taiwan beat Covid-19 Wired UK - Kate O'Flaherty Walid Berrazeg/ Anadolu Agency via Getty Images On December 30, 2019, Li Wenliang, the Chinese whistleblower who later died of Covid-19, sent a group …
GeorgeBali Bali's beaches buried in tide of plastic rubbish during monsoon season verified_publisherThe Guardian - Graham Readfearn with Australian Associated PressBali’s famous beaches are being strewn by plastic rubbish in what experts say is becoming an annual event thanks to monsoon weather, poor waste management and a global marine pollution crisis. Authorities...
GeorgePollution Man saved from deportation after pollution plea in French legal 'first' verified_publisherThe Guardian - Jon Henley Europe correspondentA Bangladeshi man with asthma has avoided deportation from France after his lawyer argued that he risked a severe deterioration in his condition, and possibly premature death, due to the dangerous levels...
GeorgeIndonesia Search resumes for Boeing 737 carrying 62 people feared to have crashed into sea near Jakarta verified_publisherThe Guardian - Febriana Firdaus , Rebecca Ratcliffe and Australian Associated PressIndonesian search and rescue authorities have resumed the search for a passenger plane which plunged into the ocean minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport on Saturday afternoon. Items which appear...
