CALD |
CALD is pleased to witness the world’s third largest democracy go to the polls tomorrow, 9 July. |
FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION |
FNF, Rappler to Host a Forum on the Freedom of Information Bill July 4 2014 The Senate version of Freedom of Information (FOI) bill was approved on March 10 of this year. But what is the likelihood of the bill finally getting through the legislative gridlock anytime soon? And how will the proposed law improve Philippine governance? A week before President Aquino delivers the annual State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and Rappler aim to get to those questions answered through a forum entitled, State of the Freedom of Information Bill. http://www.rappler.com/ |
BURMA |
Myanmar’s Leading Political Parties Exhort Youth as General Elections Approach July 8 2014Myanmar’s leading political parties have moved to exhort youths across the nation as the country’s by- election slated for later this year and general election in 2015 are drawing near, observers said here Saturday. The opposition National League of Democracy (NLD) is holding a first-ever nation-wide youth conference here. http://www.globalpost.com/ |
HONGKONG |
Hundreds Arrested at sit-in Following Huge Pro-Democracy Rally in Hong Kong July 3 2014Hundreds of demonstrators, including prominent lawmakers, were arrested at a peaceful sit-in in Hong Kong early Wednesday, following a huge rally calling for democracy in the Chinese territory. Large crowds had turned out for a 5 km march through the city’s central business district Tuesday, in a massive show of defiance against Beijing’s vision for the city’s political future. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/ |
INDONESIA |
Roundup: Indonesian Parties Call for Overseas re-voting in Hong Kong July 9 2014Parties in Indonesia have reacted harshly to disputes that took place in the recent overseas votings for the presidential election, pressing for the re-voting in Hong Kong. Hong Kong-based Indonesians have demanded a re-voting and a parliamentary hearing be held to address the issue. http://www.globalpost.com/ Jokowi Hangs on to Slim Lead a Day Before the Poll July 8 2014 Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo holds on to a slim lead of less than 5 points over his rival according to 3 different survey institutes, a day before the country’s tightest election since the downfall of dictator Suharto. A survey from Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting gave Jokowi a 2.7-point lead over former general Prabowo Subianto, while Charta Politika Indonesia’s latest survey gave him a 4.1-point lead. Both were released on Tuesday. http://www.rappler.com/world/ Workers Rally After Denied Vote in HK Thousands of eligible voters were unable to cast their votes in Hong Kong on Sunday after the local organizer closed down the polling station while many aspiring voters were still lining up to vote.
In its press statement, Migrant Care said that migrant workers were staging a rally at the polling station in Victoria Park, a popular hang out for low-skilled Indonesian workers. Editorial: Endorsing Jokowi There is no such thing as being neutral when the stakes are so high. While endeavoring as best we can to remain objective in our news reporting, our journalism has always stood on the belief of the right moral ground when grave choices must be made. Kidnapped Activists Pin Hopes on Jokowi-Kalla Former pro-democracy activists who were kidnapped at the tail end of the New Order regime in 1998 are looking to Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate pair Joko “Jokowi” Widodo-Jusuf Kalla to bring closure to unresolved human rights abuse cases, including the involuntary disappearance of 13 other activists, whose whereabouts remain unknown. |
TAIWAN |
Treasurer Liu Appointed Head of Influential Think-Tank July 7 2014 LI Treasurer on the Bureau, Shih-chung Liu, of LI full member DPP, has been appointed President of the Taiwan Brain Trust (TBT), an independent and prestigious think-tank that focuses on international economic and security policy questions, headquartered in Taipei. http://www.liberal- July 3 2014 Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it is ready to engage in dialogue with Beijing. Its chairwoman Tsai Ing Wen said such communication is necessary to avoid misunderstanding between the two sides. http://www.channelnewsasia. |
THAILAND |
Democrats, ACT Pushing Graft Drafts July 9 2014 The Democrat party has joined hands with the Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) to push anti-graft laws. Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, together with the executives of the Future Innovative Thailand Institute, whose chairman and director are from the party, met the ACT members today at the Thai Chamber of Commerce, According to a Thai Rath Online repot. http://www.bangkokpost.com/ |
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