CAMBODIA |
Opposition Cancels Rally in Face of Ruling Party Intimidation
22 January 2014 Several hundred armed security forces and supporters of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party caused the break up of a gathering of the opposition Tuesday, adding to ongoing disruptions of demonstrations this month. CNRP looks to UN, King 20 January 2014 The opposition may be readying a formal request that the United Nations and King Norodom Sihamoni play a role in future negotiations between the Cambodia National Rescue Party and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ Cambodia’s Rainsy Attends Court Hearings on Protest Unrest 14 January 2014 Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy appeared before a Phnom Penh court Tuesday to answer claims of “inciting civil unrest” during a recent labor protest. Five people were killed during a police crackdown on the early January protest, which was calling for higher wages for workers at a garment factory near the capital. Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party has (CNRP) supported the protests, but denies inciting the violence, saying the charges are politically motivated. “It’s not justice for me. It’s justice for the Cambodian people. Please always remain calm and always struggle peacefully,” said Rainsy. |
SINGAPORE |
SDP mourns the passing away of Mohd Isa
20 January 2014 One of SDP’s stalwarts, Mr Mohd Isa bin Abdul Aziz has passed away. Isa, a member of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), died last night of renal failure after suffering a stroke in November 2013. He was 56. Isa, as he is known to members, joined the SDP in the late 1980s and has always played a leadership role in the party. He stood as an SDP candidate in past elections, the latest in Sembawang GRC in the 2011 GE. http://yoursdp.org/news/sdp_ Dignity, rights and economic progress 16 January 2014 |
TAIWAN |
DPP envoy highlights Su’s analogies to outline party’s China policy
15 January 2014 Washington, Jan. 14 (CNA) Joseph Wu, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party’s representative to the United States, echoed some of the party chairman’s bird-related analogies at a U.S. think tank on Tuesday to describe the DPP’s latest version of its China policy. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/ DPP chairman reiterates Taiwan policy 15 January 2014 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday said he disagreed that the party’s recently concluded review of its China policy was unimpressive and conservative and called on Beijing to win over Taiwanese with encouragement and “observation from a distance.” Addressing the DPP’s China policy review for the first time since it was announced on Thursday, Su yesterday reaffirmed that the party considers Taiwan to be a sovereign and independent country during an interview with Radio Taiwan International, a state-funded station, which has a mainly Chinese audience. http://www.taipeitimes.com/ |
SINGAPORE |
SDP’s ideas gaining traction
17 February 2014 Years ago, the PAP and its supporters portrayed the SDP as an opposition party that opposed for opposition’s sake. In other words, we did not have anything constructive to propose but, according to DPM Teo Chee Hean, only knew how to “throw stones”. That was before the advent of the Internet when the PAP had a field day painting the SDP as it wished through the state media without us having any means to counter the smears. Today, we have, at least, the new media to inform the voting public of our views and ideas. As a result, not only has Singaporeans been able to see the truth but our ideas are beginning to gain traction – even among PAP leaders. http://yoursdp.org/news/sdp_s_ideas_gaining_traction/2014-02-17-5778 |
THAILAND |
We don’t mind if we lose ‘fair elections’: Abhisit
16 January 2014 The leader of Thailand’s main opposition party is trying to differentiate its positions from the demands of street demonstrations led by his one-time deputy, saying it isn’t seeking to suspend the country’s democracy. “The Democrat Party stands nothing to gain from the coup d’etat. (It) stands to gain nothing even if the protestors win. We will not be assuming power. We will not accept any position in power. We do not have anything to gain from violence,” Abhisit Vejjajiva, the leader of the Democrat Party told CNBC in an exclusive interview. “We do not actually mind if we lose fair elections. And we’ve always accepted election results,” he said. |
INTERNATIONAL |
ASEAN Foreign Ministers discuss 2014 priorities, reaffirm ASEAN centrality in addressing regional and international issues
19 January 2014 Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Wunna Maung Lwin, as Chair of ASEAN for 2014, presided over the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat last January 17 in Bagan, Myanmar. The Retreat is the first in the series of ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meetings under Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2014 under the theme “Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community.” During the Retreat, ASEAN Foreign Ministers discussed the priorities of ASEAN for 2014. The issues include ASEAN’s efforts to speed up community building and ASEAN integration and to move forward to the realization of the Master Plan for ASEAN Community. Video: ALDE Party Congress 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch? Agreement reached between Olli Rehn and Guy Verhofstadt – statement by ALDE Party President 20 January 2014 Statement by Sir Graham Watson, President of the ALDE Party: “Olli Rehn and Guy Verhofstadt, the two candidates in the race for selection by the European Liberal Democrats to lead the forthcoming European election campaign, have today reached an agreement.” “The agreement proposes that the two candidates jointly lead the campaign, on an equal footing. It proposes further that Verhofstadt be the ALDE Party’s candidate for Commission President and that Rehn be the party’s candidate for one of the other senior posts in the EU, in particular in the field of economic affairs and foreign policy. In the agreement the candidates agree to campaign vigorously together.” European liberals pledge to fight for LGBT equality 17 January 2014 Liberal MEPs and candidates have today joined forces by pledging to fight for LGBT rights at the European elections next May. Liberals 4 Equality, the European liberal network for LGBT rights, has been among the first to back a new campaign by ILGA-Europe to put LGBT equality issues at the top of the EU agenda. http://www.aldeparty.eu/en/ LI weekly e-news Issue 363 Top Stories
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