Congress Passes Bill to Fine, Imprison Those Who Insult AMLO
A similar law that passed in 1917 does already exist on the books in Mexico, but it only allows for much lower fines and has been seldom enforced in recent decades
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On the Mark: Brittney Griner Released through Prisoner Swap
By MARK LORENZANA After almost 10 months of being detained, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was finally released from Russian custody and arrived in the United States on Thursday, Dec. 8, after a successful prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow. The United States government exchanged convicted arms dealer Victor Bout for Griner. The successful swap was a culmination of months of
Read moreOn the Mark: Why It’s Called ‘Soccer’ in the United States
By MARK LORENZANA There has been a lot of soccer news lately. Two columns ago, I wrote about a particularly bad stretch for Mexican soccer: how the Mexican Women’s National Soccer Team went winless in the recently concluded CONCACAF W championship despite hosting the tournament here in Mexico, about how Mexico’s U-20 National Men’s Soccer Team suffered a shocking defeat
Read moreOn the Mark: Griner’s Ordeal Now for More than 100 Days Long
By MARK LORENZANA Brittney Griner, the superstar center who plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), has now been in Russian custody for more than 100 days. Griner also plays for Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg in the WNBA offseason, and in Feb. 22 of this year was arrested upon her arrival in Moscow after
Read moreMexico’s Patria Vaccine Still Far from Ready
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s long-promised Patria vaccine against covid19 infections, announced as an emergency measure by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in the spring of 2020, is nowhere close to getting into people’s arms. According to government sources, the vaccine is currently in phase 2 testing — there are five requires testing stages for a vaccine’s
Read moreMexican Air Travel May Face Degradation by US Air Authorities
By KELIN DILLON After a period of consecutive hiccups in Mexico’s air travel sector, including near-collisions, construction accidents during the building of the new Santa Lucia airport, and a suspension of Mexico City’s new airspace redesign, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concluded its audit of the Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency’s (AFAC) aviation security, which will decide whether the
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO MLK III at Guerrero Homage Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of U.S. civil rights activist MLK, Jr., was the keynote speaker Sunday, Feb. 14, at the homage paid to the memory of Mexico’s second president, Vicente Guerrero. Guerrero was killed 190 years ago at Cuilápa, Oaxaca. Guerrero, a descendant of African slaves brought to Mexico,
Read morePai, Northwest Thailand’s Mountain Paradise
By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL Of all the places I have traveled to date in Thailand, the small town of Pai is my favorite. It is located in a river valley high in Thailand’s northwest mountains. To get there, I flew from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and then I secured ground transportation to Pai. There are three ways to reach Pai:
Read moreThailand as a Jump-off Point
By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL No matter where you plan to visit in Southeast Asia, Thailand is an ideal starting point. And whether the Land of Smiles is your final destination or just a stopover in route to Cambodia, there are ways to make sure that your visit is as pleasant and hassle-free as possible by taking into consideration a few
Read moreMexican Beauty Wins Miss World Title
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Vanessa Ponce De León, a stunning 26-year-old social worker from the state of Jalisco, walked away with the 2018 Miss World beauty title in the Chinese city of Sanya on Saturday, Dec. 8. Ponce de León received her crown from the hands of last year’s winner, India’s Manushi Chhillar, based on the competition that
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