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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In late February, British-Iranian human rights activist Vahid Beheshti set up camp opposite the entrance to the Foreign Office in central London and began a hunger strike. He had one main demand: that the UK government designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist group. More than a month later, he is still there, having lost around 11 kilos. “Sometimes I get cold. Sometimes I get weak and sometimes I think I have energy. Then the next hour it drains out again,” he said on March 24, on the 30th day of his hunger strike. “Physically [I’m] getting weaker but internally [I’m] getting stronger and I'm determined to continue until we achieve this great goal.” His aim is a policy that, until recently, seemed to be high up the agenda of the London government. At the start of the year, the UK seemed to be on the verge of proscribing the IRGC. Government minister Leo Docherty told the House of Commons on … [Read more...] about Activists Push, But Europe Hesitates To Call Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Terrorists

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Business leaders across the globe are regularly asking themselves some form of the following four questions: How do I navigate today’s environment of extraordinary uncertainty? How likely are inflation and recession in major markets? What scenarios should I therefore be planning for? Amid all this uncertainty, what are long-term themes and opportunities I should invest in? As the prepandemic world fades, executives are left to navigate what some are calling a “polycrisis”—a set of smaller crises, both geopolitical and macroeconomic, that together add up to more than the sum of their parts. Covid. Supply chain insecurity. War in Europe. Energy transition. Low consumer and business confidence. Trying to isolate the impact of any one of them is like attempting to pull ingredients out of a baked cake. Karen Harris, managing director of Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group, argues that in an era of such … [Read more...] about Leaders Navigating An Uncertain World

Photo via Facebook/ Bangkokfuture A drunk driver crashed his car into an ordination ceremony at a temple in the central province of Lopburi on Saturday because of an alleged grievance with the event host. Ten people were injured at the scene with two suffering serious injuries . Officers from Koke Samrong Police Station and the Koke Samrong Hospital rescue team rushed to the Khao Saphan Nark Temple to help victims who were injured after a 47 year old man named Weerachai Nakkawan reportedly crashed his sedan into the ordination event while people were sitting and eating food on tables. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered the accused’s damaged car and an unconscious Weerachai, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, outside the car. Officers immediately took the suspect to the police station to prevent a further attack by the ceremony guests. His blood alcohol level was over 160 milligrammes, three times higher than the legal limit of … [Read more...] about 10 people injured after drunk crashes car into ordination ceremony