CALD NEWS YOU CAN USE Week of 14 – 20 2016 of July

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Cambodia National Rescue Party Isn’t Backing Down

In the face of beatings, arrests, political payback, and possibly assassination, leaders of the embattled opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party on Monday vowed to continue pressing for change in Phnom Penh.

Read more:
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-national-rescue-party-isnt-backing-down-07182016154219.html

Continuing fighting is undermining Aung San Suu Kyi’s drive for lasting peace in Myanmar, rebel leaders warned Monday as they cautiously welcomed her new civilian-led government’s landmark talks.

Read more:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/myanmar-fighting-undermines-aung-san-suu-kyi-peace-talks-rebels-1432835

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is abusing the failed coup to prosecute his political opponents, warns Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament.

Read more:
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/alde-leader-reacts-erdogans-reaction-coup/

Amid an increasingly tense political environment, members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party yesterday seized the opportunity to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the merger that brought the party into existence.

Read more:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-right-track-says-sokha-partys-anniversary

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CALD Youth-IFLRY Climate Change Workshop

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CALD NEWS YOU CAN USE
Month of 14 – 20 2016  

 

BURMA

NLD Government Asks for ‘More Time’ as Public and Pundits Take Stock
July 19 2016
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/21459-nld-government-asks-for-more-time-as-public-and-pundits-take-stock.html

CAMBODIA
Cambodian Opposition Presses On Amid Growing Clampdown

July 18 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/cambodian-opposition-presses-on-amid-growing-clampdown/a-19407694

Rainsy Asks EU to Cut Imports
July 17 2016
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27332/rainsy-asks-eu-to-cut-imports/

INDONESIA
New Zealand’s PM Visits Indonesia Along with 22 CEOS

July 19 2016
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/105764/new-zealands-pm-visits-indonesia-along-with-22-ceos

 

 

PHILIPPINES

Bye PDP-Laban: LP to Join the Minority Bloc in House
July 20 2016
The Liberal Party, the former ruling party, only has around 30 to 35 members left in the House of Representatives
http://www.rappler.com/nation/140264-liberal-party-minority-bloc-house-representatives-pdp-laban

 

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