The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) joined the call of other international and regional organizations for ASEAN to help in mediating the worsening Cambodian political crisis.
http://cald.org/cald-joins-call-for-asean-to-mediate-cambodian-crisis/ |
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The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats’ (CALD) 2017 Annual Report is now out! http://cald.org/calds-latest-annual-report-now-available-online/ |
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The Liberal Party (LP) and other groups are prodding the former presidential candidate to run for the Senate, but he has yet to make a decision. https://www.rappler.com/nation/200962-liberal-party-urge-mar-roxas-senatorial-candidate-2019-elections |
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator and Taipei mayoral hopeful Yao Wen-chih (姚文智) led a march in Taipei Sunday (April 22, 2018) afternoon, which drew larger number of supporters than expected, with the aim of pressing the party’s central committee to nominate its own mayoral candidate. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3411855 |
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The Appeal Court on April 25, 2018 concluded proceedings in the case of 11 former CNRP activists previously convicted on charges of “insurrection” over a 2014 protest that turned violent, with prosecutors claiming the brief melee was a revolution in the making and defenders insisting the evidence did not support the hefty charge. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-insurrection-appeal-concludes-verdict-expected-may-10 |
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At 72 years of existence and repeated election losses, Thailand’s oldest political party is facing the biggest challenge in its history trying to rebrand itself ahead of the national election. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30343720 |
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Week of 20 – 27 of April 2018CAMBODIA Hun Sen may win upcoming Cambodian elections unopposed Apr 21, 2018 https://theaseanpost.com/article/hun-sen-may-win-upcoming-cambodian-elections-unopposed-0 HONG KONG INDONESIA
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PHILIPPINES ‘Bring it on’: Leni challenges fake news purveyors April 25, 2018 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/04/25/1809334/bring-it-on-leni-challenges-fake-news-purveyorsSINGAPORE SDP contests decision by High Court to dismiss application to hold by-election at Yew Tee GRC Apr 20, 2018 https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2018/04/20/sdp-contests-decision-by-high-court-to-dismiss-application-to-hold-by-election-at-yew-tee-grc/ TAIWAN DPP being pressured into Taipei election: Ker THAILAND |
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