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Why Is the Bangladesh Government Unable to Quell Ongoing Students Protests? – The Diplomat
Tens of thousands of university students are out on the streets of Bangladesh to protest a quota system that reserves a substantial proportion of civil service jobs for children of liberation war fighters. At the time of writing, the protests are still ongoing and showing no sign of abating. The protests continue despite threats and …
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Thai Legalization Advocates Rally as Government Moves Toward Cannabis Ban – The Diplomat
The political fight over the future of cannabis in Thailand is once again heating up after the government last week took a further step toward the reclassification of the drug as a listed narcotic. Yesterday, around a hundred cannabis legalization advocates marched to Government House in Bangkok to protest the likely reversal of the drug’s …