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CALD speaks with prominent politicians
During the recently concluded ALDE-CALD Summit, the CALD Secretariat asked the Hon. Hans van Baalen and the Hon. Sam Rainsy to comment in certain key issues happening in Asia today. See the links below for full video Hon, Hans van Baalen Congratulates President Tsai Ing-wen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94TFt9Bhrk |
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The world was taken aback by the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) in last Thursday’s (June 23) referendum. We needn’t have been so surprised. The experience with EU referenda in countries like France, the Netherlands and Ireland taught us that they are often used as a way for the people to kick their rulers in the teeth. Never mind the question that they are actually being asked on the ballot paper. Read more: |
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Cambodia’s opposition leader has urged donor countries to reconsider their development assistance to Cambodia saying they should not “do business as usual” and continue to turn a blind eye to the growing political crisis facing the country. |
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July 1, the term of Benigno S. Aquino III will be history. How are we going to remember him in his six years as president of the Philippines? What legacy is he leaving behind? How did he fare compared to his predecessors? Was he a good president?
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Emily Lau, chairperson of the Democratic Party, is a step ahead of Leung. She penned a letter directly to Chinese president Xi Jinping on 17 June and posted it to the party’s FB page, where it has attracted over 1,000 reactions, so far. Read more: |
Announcements:CALD Youth-IFLRY Climate Change Workshop “Social Media Campaign and Climate Change Advocacy”
19 – 22 August 2016 | Bali, Indonesia |
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