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| The three fingers in Thailand - anti-coup, pro-coup or Hunger Games? | |  By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Supporters of Thailand's military junta are trying to hijack a gesture used by demonstrators opposed to last month's coup, saying the three-fingered salute signifies the ills of the deposed government, and not resistance to the takeover. The salute, inspired by the hit film "The Hunger Games", has been flashed as a symbol of defiance at street protests in Bangkok since the weekend. Security forces detained at least seven people who joined flash mob protests over the weekend and held up three fingers against the junta, according to the ruling National Council for Peace and Order. "We are monitoring those who use this signal but have no plans to ban it yet," deputy army spokesman Winthai Suvaree told Reuters.
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| South Korean ballots focus attention on handling of ferry disaster | |  By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans voted on Wednesday in regional and mayoral elections seen as a referendum on embattled President Park Geun-hye and her government's handling of a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people in April. The sinking of the ferry Sewol has sidelined traditional campaign issues, such as jobs, education and welfare, and focused attention on a debate over the perceived failure of Asia's fourth-largest economy to enforce safety standards. "Having seen the lax response to the Sewol incident by the government, I'm giving the opposition a chance this time as a way to reproach the government," 23-year-old Kim Soo-hyun said after casting her vote in the capital, Seoul. Park's approval ratings fell sharply from 61 to 46 percent in the days after the April 16 ferry disaster - her lowest since coming to power in February 2013 - and show little sign of improving.
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| China state media calls for 'severe punishment' for Google, Apple, U.S. tech firms | |  Chinese state media lashed out at Google Inc, Apple Inc and other U.S. technology companies on Wednesday, calling on Beijing "to punish severely the pawns" of the U.S. government for monitoring China and stealing secrets. U.S. companies such as Yahoo Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc threaten the cyber-security of China and its Internet users, said the People's Daily on its microblog, in comments echoed on the front page of the English-language China Daily.
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| Freed soldier faces backlash in Idaho hometown over desertion claims | |  By Laura Zuckerman HAILEY Idaho (Reuters) - A hometown celebration of Bowe Bergdahl's release from five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan will go on this month as planned, despite a growing backlash against the U.S. Army sergeant over allegations he was a deserter, friends and supporters say. Days after the small mountain community of Hailey, Idaho, erupted in elation over news that he had been freed in a prisoner exchange, the festive mood in town has been tempered by claims from former members of his combat unit that Bergdahl had deliberately abandoned his post. Some of his one-time comrades assert that the massive search for Bergdahl after he went missing in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, may have cost the lives of up to six fellow soldiers who searched for him.
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| Erdogan to grow more powerful as president, Turkey more polarised | |  By Orhan Coskun and Nick Tattersall ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - On the first anniversary of nationwide protests that shook Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan's rule, barely a thousand anti-government demonstrators marched in Istanbul on Saturday. Their scant numbers were an illustration of Erdogan's tightening grip on power despite a year punctuated by street protests, international criticism of his response and allegations of government corruption.
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| GM officials expect internal probe to exonerate Mary Barra - NYT | |  REUTERS - General Motors Co officials increasingly believe that Chief Executive Mary Barra will be cleared of wrongdoing in the recall crisis after a three-month internal investigation, the New York Times reported. GM hired two law firms in March to look into its recall of millions of cars following 13 deaths related to faulty ignition switches. The internal probe, led by Jenner & Block Chairman Anton "Tony" Valukas, is expected to name executives, employees and departments within GM responsible for the delayed recall, and recommend broad corporate and personnel changes at the company. Barra, who has been briefed on the investigation's progress, cleared a critical hurdle last month when the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration imposed a $35 million fine on GM for failing to report the defect in a timely manner, the newspaper said, citing company officials.
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