Thailand passes landmark Bill recognising marriage equality
BANGKOK — Thailand on June 18 became the first country in South-east Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners.
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Hello from Hong Kong, where last night I attended the annual awards ceremony run by the Society of Publishers in Asia. Our "Asia's Age of Hydropolitics" series won the explanatory reporting award for Editorial Excellence. We are extremely pleased to have won the top prize for the second year in a row in the global category, where the competition included major international media outlets.
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He added: “I am hopeful that in the long term, at least it becomes a viable option for many lesbian and gay same-sex couples from Singapore.”
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BANGKOK -- On the first day of June, gay couples from Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Russia cheered and waved rainbow flags as Thai drag performers, transgender pageant queens and brides in wedding garb began their march down Bangkok's busy Ratchaprasong intersection.
