BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 23:20:00
A senator investigating his role in death squads has spent four years injail on what many say are false allegations. critical media groups have been shut down or found themselves facing multiple criminal charges. some believe the country's fragile democracy has been irreparably damaged under his rule. yet if he could get around the constitutional ban on a second term, this abrasive and divisive figure would have every chance of being reelected. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. full competition at the olympics is only two days old — but already, we're seeing the effects the extreme heat of a...