CALD

February 17 2015

More than 1000 youth leaders and university students from the Philippines and across Asia gathered and assembled in Manila and Bataan for the CALD Youth Climate Change Youth Summit: “Translating Ideas into Action – Youth Leadership for Climate Change”.

http://cald.org/site/cald/?p=9150#sthash.t3lqsTL3.dpuf

CALD Youth Climate Change Summit 2015

CALD Youth Summit Photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.840697165977231.1073741928.167155769998044&type=3

University Conference Photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.840706129309668.1073741929.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Summit 2015 – Music Festival Photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.840713185975629.1073741931.167155769998044&type=3

CALD Music Festivals Photos courtesy of Gerhard Bandiola:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.843987502314864.1073741933.167155769998044&type=3

FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION

February 16 2015

 The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) wants to offer you the opportunity to participate in its new and exciting online course

‘WAYS TO WIN: STRATEGIC POLITICAL COMMUNICATION’ starting in April 2015.

http://www.fnfonlineacademyafrica.com

BURMA

February 13 2015

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi will pay tribute Friday to the independence of her hero father in a big celebration in honour of his memory, underscoring her prestigious legacy months before leading her opposition into momentous elections.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/473554/myanmar-suu-kyi-to-lead-mass-rally-honouring-hero-father

CAMBODIA

February 18 2015

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has called for anti-dam campaigner Alex Gonzalez-Davidson to be allowed to remain in Cambodia after the Khmer-speaking Spanish national was told the authorities would not renew his visa last week.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/cnrp-leader-voices-support-activist

HONGKONG

February 18 2015

Local government heads belonging to Taiwan’s main opposition Democratic Progressive Party have given their backing to the party’s chair Tsai Ing-wen after she officially registered her candidacy at the weekend for the country’s presidential election next year. They include Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu, Tainan mayor William Lai, Taoyuan mayor Cheng Wen-tsan and Taichung mayor Lin Chia-lung.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20150217000004

INDONESIA

February 11 2015

Indonesia and the Philippines have signed an agreement to share intelligence resources to more effectively combat drug trafficking along the two nations’ porous borders. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/10/indonesia-philippines-ink-deal-fight-drugs.html#sthash.VnB9taax.dpuf

TAIWAN

February 18 2015

DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen met with U.S. State Department Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Dr. Robert S. Wang on Feb. 2, 2015 to exchange views on issues relating to Taiwan-U.S. economic relations, Taiwan’s strategy for economic development, and regional economic integration in East Asia.

http://english.dpp.org.tw/chairperson-tsai-meets-apec-senior-official-bob-wang/

Local DPP Government Chiefs Back Tsai Ing-wen for President

February 18 2015

Local government heads belonging to Taiwan’s main opposition Democratic Progressive Party have given their backing to the party’s chair Tsai Ing-wen after she officially registered her candidacy at the weekend for the country’s presidential election next year. They include Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu, Tainan mayor William Lai, Taoyuan mayor Cheng Wen-tsan and Taichung mayor Lin Chia-lung.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20150217000004

Former DPP Chief Su Won’t Run For Taiwan Leadership

February 13 2015

Su Tseng-chang, former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP Taiwan), announced on Thursday that he will not run in the Taiwan leadership election in 2016, according to media reports on Thursday.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=268254