The change of power in Great Britain
Labor wants to nationalize the railway: "Time to release the brake"
Britain's new Labor government plans to nationalize the railways and invest heavily in renewable energy in the coming year. It is clear after the regent King Charles read out the new government declaration in a traditional speech today.
- Now is the time to release the brake on Great Britain, said Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Labor won a landslide victory in the election after the Conservative Party collapsed. The sitting monarch reads at the opening of the parliament all the reforms that the government plans to implement in the coming years
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Political situation in Hong Kong
The journalist: Got fired when I became union president
Selina Cheng, newly elected president of the Hong Kong Journalists' Association, says she was fired from the Wall Street Journal as soon as she accepted the role. This is reported by AP.
The Hong Kong Journalists' Association HKJA monitors labor law issues and advocates freedom of the press. Both issues are controversial in Hong Kong, where mainland China has tightened its grip on public discourse in recent years.
- I am appalled that the first press conference I hold as HKJA's new chairman is about me being fired for accepting this role within a journalists' union, says Cheng.
Dow Jones, which owns the Wall Street Journal, confirms that it has made "personnel changes" but does not want to comment on individual cases. In a short statement, the newspaper writes that it "continues to be a strong advocate for press freedom in Hong Kong and in the world".
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Political situation in Thailand
Popular opposition party in Thailand may dissolve
Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday that it will deliver its verdict in the case to dissolve the opposition Move Forward party on August 7, Reuters reports. The prosecution was brought because of the party's promise to change the country's majesty law.
In Thailand, majesty offenses can lead to up to 15 years in prison. Activists, however, believe that the law is being misused against liberal opposition parties.
Move Forward - which is largely supported by young people from cities - became the largest in parliament after the 2023 elections.
The decision to disband the party's predecessor Future Forward in 2020 triggered large protests around the country.
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