CALD 

CALD Climate Change Educational Video

June 24 2015

Climate change remains of critical importance to the region – where the adverse impacts of climate change is placing Asian democracies and their institutions, economies, and communities all at risk. However, despite continuing struggles and difficulties, CALD, recognizes that a solution is possible through dialogue and cooperation among all stakeholders – including the youth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OezNcLPa7AU

CALD CLIMATE CHANGE SEMINAR PHOTOS

Youth Conference:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.902402549806692.1073741955.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Farewell Dinner:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.901107486602865.1073741954.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Climate Change Conference Session II:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.901103646603249.1073741953.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Climate Change Conference Session I: En Route Pour Paris:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.901100793270201.1073741951.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Climate Change Seminar: International Climate Negotiations:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.900870269959920.1073741950.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Welcome Dinner Photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.900205653359715.1073741949.167155769998044&type=3

BURMA

Aung San Suu Kyi on State of Democracy in Burma

June 19 2015

Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel peace laureate and chair of the opposition National League for Democracy party in Burma, spoke Tuesday by telephone about her recent trip to China, elections scheduled for November and other matters. An edited transcript is below.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/aung-san-suu-kyi-on-the-state-of-democracy-in-burma/2015/06/16/b3bfa124-141c-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html

CAMBODIA 

Opposition Hopes to Kill Draft NGO Law at National Assembly

June 24 2015

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says his party will do its best to prevent the passage of a controversial draft law to regulate NGOs.

http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-hopes-to-kill-draft-ngo-law-at-national-assembly/2832352.html

Rainsy and CPP. From Enemies to ‘Negotiating Partners’

June 19 2015

Despite his jet-black hair, Sam Rainsy turned 66 in March. And it was clear in an interview with Khmer Times this week that the leader of Cambodia’s opposition is mellowing.

It does not take a political scientist to see that when he says: “With age, you become more serene, you think more in the long term.”

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12416/rainsy-and-cpp–from-enemies-to—-negotiating-partners—/

HONG KONG

Hong Kong’s “Fake Democracy” Vote Ends with a Defeat for Beijing

June 19 2015

Hong Kong lawmakers definitively voted down a controversial election plan that would have given Beijing the power to choose candidates for the city’s highest elected office on Thursday. In a farcical twist to what has often seemed an absurd process, most pro-Chinese Communist Party lawmakers didn’t vote at all, after staging a walk-out that puzzled their opposition.

http://qz.com/431417/hong-kongs-fake-democracy-vote-ends-with-a-defeat-for-beijing/

INDONESIA

June 24 2015

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a meeting with a number of cabinet ministers and related officials in his office here on Friday to plan a national strategy to eradicate and prevent corruption.

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/99254/president-jokowi-holds-meeting-to-strategize-for-corruption-eradication

MALAYSIA

June 24 2015

Malaysian authorities on Monday held a somber mass funeral for 21 suspected ethnic Rohingya found in human-trafficking graves last month, with fellow Muslims praying for the unidentified victims to find a place in heaven.

http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/97165-malaysia-bids-farewell-nameless-rohingya-dead?utm_content=buffera5919&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

SINGAPORE

June 24 2015

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan has cited three issues his party will campaign on in the next general election: cost of living, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Minimum Sum, and the country’s growing population.

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/sdp-lists-key-campaign-issues-next-polls-20150622

A Proud History, A Confident Future

June 22 2015

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) celebrated its 35th anniversary yesterday with A Look Back at some of the party’s contributions through the years.

http://yoursdp.ucoz.org/news/a_proud_history_a_confident_future/2015-06-22-6041

TAIWAN

June 19 2015

In a cover story in the latest Asia edition of TIME magazine, Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) expressed confidence that she will become “the next president of Taiwan.”

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201506190005.aspx