CALD |
CALD Conference 2015 and CALD Executive Committee Meeting
Regional Integration in Asia: What Can We Expect from the ASEAN Community? 24-27 April 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CALD 5th Party Management Workshop Phase II April 16 2015 Please watch the summary video of the recently concluded CALD 5th Party Management Workshop for the National League for Democracy in Yangon, Myanmar last 11-13 March 2015. You can view more CALD videos, just visit and subscribe to www.youtube.com/CALD Democracy Network. LINK TO VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQBMs468HPY&feature=youtu.be
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Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Philippines |
Jesse Robredo is a Phenomenon
April 17 2015 “It is amazing that Jesse Robredo’s legacy endures in the way it does,” said FNF Philippines Country Director Jules Maaten at the launch of the book Matino at Mahusay: Best Practices of Jesse Robredo on 15 April 2015 at Club Filipino in Green Hills, Quezon City. http://fnf.org.ph/news/fnfnews.php?id=158&article=Jesse_Robredo_is_a_Phenomenon
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BURMA |
No Agreements Announced in Myanmar Talks on Constitutional Reforms
April 13 2015 Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with Myanmar’s top political and military leaders on April 10 in what a government spokesman described as a “successful meeting,” but there was no sign the participants bridged their differences on political reforms ahead of an election later this year. Reaching at least a general agreement is probably a prerequisite for Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to take part in the polls. It feels that several clauses in the Constitution are unfair, including one that does not allow Suu Kyi to become president because her sons are foreign citizens. Ethnic minority parties also want some changes in the Constitution, which was enacted under military rule in 2008. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/around_asia/AJ201504110023 |
CAMBODIA |
Opposition Prepares for Anniversary Ceremony Outside ‘Killing Fields”
April 17 2015 The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party will hold a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge on Friday, at a site of mass graves outside the city.
Speech on the CNRP’s Resilience to Intimidation April 14 2015
I delivered a short speech at a ceremony organized this afternoon at the CNRP Phnom Penh headquarters to welcome back 5 CNRP activists and 3 Buddhist monks upon their release from prison. I said in substance that the CNRP has never been intimidated because we have always believed in justice. In the end, we have obtained what we want — a credible new NEC — without giving up our principles in the face of threat or intimidation. https://www.facebook.com/rainsy.sam.5/videos/889540474436020/?fref=nf |
HONGKONG |
Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolutionaries Are Slowly Coming Back to the Streets
April 16 2015 A small pro-democracy encampment has started to take shape ahead of a crucial vote on electoral reform. It has been 200 days since tens of thousands of Hong Kongers flooded the city’s streets demanding the right to freely elect their own leader, and 126 days since the police unceremoniously cleared the tent-filled villages after almost three months of occupation. http://time.com/3814943/occupy-hong-kong-china-umbrella-revolution-democracy/?xid=gonewsedit
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INDONESIA |
Joko WIdodo: The World’s 100 Most Influential People
April 17 2015 Since his election last year as President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo has brought youthful energy and a popular touch to his large and diverse nation, the world’s fourth most populous and home to the largest Muslim population of any country. http://time.com/3823070/joko-widodo-2015-time-100/ Jokowi Applauds Megawati’s Speech April 13 2015 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo applauded Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the party’s congress in Bali on Thursday. |
MALAYSIA |
Challenges to Malaysia’s 2015 ASEAN Chairmanship
April 13 2015 This year, Malaysia is again chairman of ASEAN and, as one of the 5 founding members of ASEAN, there are high expectations of its capability to establish a stronger ASEAN community, facilitate the fulfillment of the economic integration, and maintain the centrality of ASEAN in the regional architecture. Its ability to lead will be tested as it balances to secure the interests of the region along with its national interests.
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PHILIPPINES |
Aquino Sure Pinoys Will Choose Someone Who Treads the Straight Path in 2016
April 16 2015 Speaking before traders at the Philippine Stock Exchange bell-ringing ceremony, Aquino once again hinted at supporting someone who will continue his platform of governance, summed up in his slogan “tuwid na daan (straight path).” LP Ready for 2016 with Mar for President April 16 2015 Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II is still the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party (LP) in the 2016 elections, Senate President Franklin Drilon said yesterday. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/04/15/1444011/lp-ready-2016-mar-president Butch Abad: Mar Roxas Still LP’s 2016 Bet April 13 2015 A Liberal Party (LP) stalwart on Saturday said Interior Secretary Mar Roxas remains the ruling party’s presidential candidate, even as he dispelled rumors that President Benigno Aquino III is having second thoughts about endorsing his former running mate to be his successor in 2016. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/684922/butch-abad-mar-roxas-still-lps-2016-bet
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SINGAPORE |
Authors Launch Book: “Read about the real Chee Soon Juan”
April 17 2015 Six of the 10 authors were present at the launch of Teacher, Thinker, Rebel Why? Portraits of Chee Soon Juan, and they had one common message: Singaporeans should read who the real Dr Chee is instead of relying on the negative propaganda of the PAP. http://yoursdp.org/news/authors_launch_book_read_about_the_real_chee_soon_juan/2015-04-12-5990 Resident: “I want SDP to get into Parliament to Speak up for Me” April 17 2015 The SDP was out over the weekend bringing lunch to lower-income residents at the Marsiling estate and listening to them as they related to us their concerns.
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TAIWAN |
DPP Nominates Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen as 2016 Presidential Candidate
April 16 2015 Today is a very important day. I am extremely honored to accept the nomination of the Democratic Progressive Party, and to formally represent the DPP to stand for election to be the next President of the Republic of China. http://english.dpp.org.tw/dpp-nominates-tsai-ing-wen/ DPP to Nominate Chairwoman to Run for President in 2016 April 16 2015 The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said Tuesday that it will officially nominate DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) as its candidate for the 2016 presidential election during a meeting of its Central Executive Committee slated for the following day. |
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