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Thailand s newly appointed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha reviews honor guards during a military cer stanley cup emony in Chonburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok on August 21, 2014.Chaiwat Subprasom 鈥擱eutersBy David StoutAugust 21, 2014 4:42 AM EDTThailandrsquo military strongman General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed the nation Prime Minister on Thursday morning, after securing a landslide vote from a legislatur stanley cup e that was handpicked by the junta late last month.The general, who skipped out stanley cups on the parliamentary session to attend a military ceremony, was the only nominee up for the position. He received 191 votes from the 197-strong National Legislative Assembly in Bangkok.It was no surprise at all, Paul Chambers, director of research at the Institute of South East Asian Affairs, tells TIME. Therersquo no other figure that the establishment would be willing to put up and that most powerful Thais today would accept.Prayuth must now garner an official endorsement from the aging King Bhumibol Adulyadej mdash; a formality that is all but certain to be granted to the general, who appears to have curried favor with the palacersquo inner circle.After receiving the Kingrsquo backing, Prayuth will then hold Thailandrsquo three most powerful positions as the nationrsquo top military commander, junta chief and Prime Minister.I canrsquo;t think of any other time in Thai history that wersquo;ve had a junta leader, Prime Minister Fkja Hillary Clinton Says Opponents Of Gun Control Laws Terrorize Americans
By Angus Whitley / BloombergOctober 21, 2019 12:24 PM EDT Bloomberg mdash; Irsquo;ve just endured the worldrsquo newest longest flight, a 16,200 kilometer 10,100 mile , nonstop ultra-marathon from New York to Sydney. It took about 19 and a half hours, and was almost as demanding a nike dunk s that sounds.The record-breaking Qantas Airways Ltd. flight touched down early Sunday morning in Australia. The Boeing Co. Dreamliner delivered its few dozen passengers mdash; including yours truly mdash; to their destination more or less intact, even if some of us were not quite sure what day it was.Qantas wants to begin flying the time-saving route commercially as soon as 2022, so the airline used this test trip to explore ways to reduce its inevitable downsid adidas originals e: Soul-crushing, body-buckling jet lag. Herersquo how my journey unfolded in real time.Flight depart yeezy ure screens at JFK airport for QF7879 on Oct. 18, 2019 in New York, NY. Qantas is the first commercial airline to ever fly direct from New York to Sydney.James D. Morgan鈥擥etty ImagessOff the GroundItrsquo shortly after 9 p.m. in New York, our plane has just left JFK International Airport and itrsquo already become a flying laboratory. Since the goal is to adapt to our destinationrsquo time zone as fast as possible, we click into the Sydney clock right off the bat. That means no snoozing. The lights stay up and wersquo;re under instructions to stay awake for at least six hours mdash; until itrsquo evening in Australia.
Thailand s newly appointed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha reviews honor guards during a military cer stanley cup emony in Chonburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok on August 21, 2014.Chaiwat Subprasom 鈥擱eutersBy David StoutAugust 21, 2014 4:42 AM EDTThailandrsquo military strongman General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed the nation Prime Minister on Thursday morning, after securing a landslide vote from a legislatur stanley cup e that was handpicked by the junta late last month.The general, who skipped out stanley cups on the parliamentary session to attend a military ceremony, was the only nominee up for the position. He received 191 votes from the 197-strong National Legislative Assembly in Bangkok.It was no surprise at all, Paul Chambers, director of research at the Institute of South East Asian Affairs, tells TIME. Therersquo no other figure that the establishment would be willing to put up and that most powerful Thais today would accept.Prayuth must now garner an official endorsement from the aging King Bhumibol Adulyadej mdash; a formality that is all but certain to be granted to the general, who appears to have curried favor with the palacersquo inner circle.After receiving the Kingrsquo backing, Prayuth will then hold Thailandrsquo three most powerful positions as the nationrsquo top military commander, junta chief and Prime Minister.I canrsquo;t think of any other time in Thai history that wersquo;ve had a junta leader, Prime Minister Fkja Hillary Clinton Says Opponents Of Gun Control Laws Terrorize Americans
By Angus Whitley / BloombergOctober 21, 2019 12:24 PM EDT Bloomberg mdash; Irsquo;ve just endured the worldrsquo newest longest flight, a 16,200 kilometer 10,100 mile , nonstop ultra-marathon from New York to Sydney. It took about 19 and a half hours, and was almost as demanding a nike dunk s that sounds.The record-breaking Qantas Airways Ltd. flight touched down early Sunday morning in Australia. The Boeing Co. Dreamliner delivered its few dozen passengers mdash; including yours truly mdash; to their destination more or less intact, even if some of us were not quite sure what day it was.Qantas wants to begin flying the time-saving route commercially as soon as 2022, so the airline used this test trip to explore ways to reduce its inevitable downsid adidas originals e: Soul-crushing, body-buckling jet lag. Herersquo how my journey unfolded in real time.Flight depart yeezy ure screens at JFK airport for QF7879 on Oct. 18, 2019 in New York, NY. Qantas is the first commercial airline to ever fly direct from New York to Sydney.James D. Morgan鈥擥etty ImagessOff the GroundItrsquo shortly after 9 p.m. in New York, our plane has just left JFK International Airport and itrsquo already become a flying laboratory. Since the goal is to adapt to our destinationrsquo time zone as fast as possible, we click into the Sydney clock right off the bat. That means no snoozing. The lights stay up and wersquo;re under instructions to stay awake for at least six hours mdash; until itrsquo evening in Australia.