CALD NEWS YOU CAN USE Week of 7 – 15 of January 2016

January 15, 2016 8:56 am Published by Leave your thoughts

 

The CALD delegation to the Taiwan Election Mission visited the DPP Office and Campaign Headquarters in Taipei on 14 January 2015

Young voters will play an important role in Taiwan’s elections on Saturday (Jan 16). Many of them will be voting for the first time – and from the look of things, they seem to favour the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

Read more:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/young-voters-rally-behind/2414720.html

President Aquino believes administration candidates Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo will emerge victorious in the May presidential elections, citing the constant improvement in their ratings in recent surveys.

Read more:
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/01/10/1540995/mar-leni-ratings-improving-noy

The Ministry of Justice has rejected a proposal by Cambodia’s opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, that he testify before court via Skype.

Read more:
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ministry-of-justice-rejects-skype-testimony-proposal-from-sam-rainsy/3132206.html

Building peace in Myanmar with separatist ethnic armies left out of a cease-fire agreement signed in October will be the “first priority” of the country’s new government when it takes office early this year, National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi said in a speech Monday.

Read more:
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/priority-01042016162924.html

Announcements:

6th CALD Party Management Workshop and CALD Executive Committee Meeting

Singapore | 4 – 7 of March 2016
 

BURMA

Suu Kyi Casts Wide Net in Myanmar Peace Talks
January 14 2016
http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/01/13/suu-kyi-casts-wide-net-in-myanmar-peace?videoId=367016590

Suu Kyi’s Victorious Party to Join Parliament on February 1
January 7 2016
http://www.mizzima.com/news-domestic/suu-kyi%E2%80%99s-victorious-party-join-parliament-february-1

CAMBODIA
Kem Sokha Seeking Way Forward
January 14 2016
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kem-sokha-seeking-way-forward

CNRP Unveils Election Plans
January 13 2016
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19764/cnrp-unveils–election-plans/

Ministry of Justice Rejects Skype Testimony Proposal from Sam Rainsy
January 7 2016
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ministry-of-justice-rejects-skype-testimony-proposal-from-sam-rainsy/3132206.html

INDONESIA
Jakarta attacks: Bombs and Gunfire Rock Indonesian Capital
January 15 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35309195

PHILIPPINES
Mar Vows to Push Peace in Mindanao if Elected
January 15 2016
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/01/14/1542524/mar-vows-push-peace-mindanao-if-elected

Mar Vows to Continue CCT, Dev’t Programs in Mindanao
January 14 2016
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/01/13/1542155/mar-vows-continue-cct-devt-programs-mindanao

TAIWAN
Taiwan Presidential Candiate Tsai Kicks Off Campaign in DPP Stronghold
January 11 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-presidential/2412918.html

Senior DPP Official to Visit U.S Soon After Presidential Election
January 7 2016
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201601060017.aspx

Categorised in: ,

This post was written by CALD

About Us

The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) was inaugurated in Bangkok in 1993, with the support of then Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai and South Korea’s Kim Dae-Jung. CALD, which offers a unique platform for dialogue and cooperation, is the only regional alliance of liberal and democratic political parties in Asia.
Unit 409, 4/F La Fuerza Plaza 2, 2241 Don Chino Roces Ave. corner Sabio St., 1231 Makati City, Philippines
+632 8819 60 71
info@cald.org

Newsletter


Contact Us