Workers of the Janata Dal party staged a protest in Hassan on Tuesday demanding a fair compensation for those hit by recent heavy rains in district, a withdrawal of GST on essential items and the proper supply of chemical fertilizers. The protesters said the government had failed to provide proper compensation for growers of coffee, cardamom, pepper and other crops …
Pro-democracy protesters vented their anger in Bangkok on Saturday after Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament. More than 300 demonstrators marched in central Bangkok’s main shopping mall district carrying red flags and wearing ponchos in the downpour. Ahead of the rally, police used shipping containers to block major routes to the advertised protest site at …
