CALD NEWS YOU CAN USE Week of 3 – 10 of October 2016

October 10, 2016 4:20 am Published by Leave your thoughts

 

Democratic Progressive Party Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years as head of state.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37643326

Political transformations can come in many forms. That is certainly the case in Southeast Asia.

Read more:
http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Kasit-Piromya-Southeast-Asia-s-paths-to-political-change?page=1

The ASEAN community, launched at the end of 2015, is still very much in the making but could innovations among the 10 Southeast Asian member countries help the process of bringing about closer integration? Some 20 experts from diverse backgrounds will try to answer this question at an “unconference” in Bali on October 28-29 organized under the Eisenhower Fellowships program.

Read more:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/07/can-innovation-help-unite-asean.html

President Tsai Ing-wen on the morning of October 10 attended the ROC’s 105th Double Tenth National Day celebration at the plaza in front of the Presidential Office Building. At the event, President Tsai delivered an address entitled “Forging Ahead: Achieving Reforms to Make the Country Great.”

Read more:
http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=1124&itemid=38137&view=home

At the peak of his political career, Kem Sokha is a trapped man.

Read more:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/
leader-in-exile-cambodia-s-sokha-calls-for-people-power-as-he/3195232.html

My battles are my own,’ says the senator. ‘The battlefield is actually the Filipino people’s minds. Social media has been weaponized.’

Read more:
http://www.rappler.com/nation/149131-de-lima-greatest-fight-since-edsa-people-power?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral

Announcements:

CALD General Assembly 2016, CALD Chair / CALD Women’s Caucus Chair Handover Ceremonies, CALD Climate Change Public Forum and CALD Executive Committee Meeting

General Assembly Theme: Liberalism vs. Illiberalism: Which Side Does Asia Belong?
3 – 7 November 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand
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BURMA

Dozens Believed Killed as Violence Erupts in Myanmar
October 10 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/world
/asia/myanmar-attack-rakhine.html?_r=0

NLD to compete in by-election
October 9 2016
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/politics/6178

CAMBODIA
Rainsy Summoned Over Incitement
October 12 2016
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30687/rainsy-summoned-over-incitement/

Kem Sokha Says Cambodia National Rescue Party is Better With Two United Leaders
October 11 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/kem-sokha-says-cambodia-10112016164820.html

 

HONG KONG
Joshua Wong thanks Thai democracy activists for support after Bangkok airport detainment
October 6 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/06/joshua-wong-thanks-tha
i-democracy-activists-for-support-after-bangkok-airport-detainment/
   

 

PHILIPPINES

De Lima says Sebastian pressured by people out to destroy her
October 11 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37643326

 

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