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Thailand’s oldest and now second largest political party, the Democrat Party, is readying itself for the kingdom’s first election since the military coup in 2014 with a vote of its own for party leader by the end of this year.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailands-democrat-party-in-election-mode |
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The recommendations made by the Select Committee on dealing with fake news are troubling.
The call for alternative news sites to adopt the professional journalistic standards of the “mainstream media” (taken to mean the Singapore Press Holdings and MediaCorp) to ensure “fairness, accuracy and integrity in reporting”, for example, cannot be taken seriously given our recent history. http://theindependent.sg/the-sdp-raises-serious-questions-about-select-committee-recommendations/ |
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The Liberal Party (LP) yesterday announced its initial candidates for the May 2019 senatorial elections, led by reelectionist Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV. |
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched his re-election campaign on Friday (Sept 21), looking to win over big blocs of millennial and Muslim voters as South-east Asia’s biggest economy sails into choppy waters. |
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Gerakan has pledged to put its disastrous 14th general election (GE14) campaign behind it, and focus on making a comeback in the state by contesting in local government elections.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/gerakan-plans-rise-ashes-penang-055636009.html |
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PHILIPPINES Liberal Party forms task force to assist De Lima September 26, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/212902-liberal-party-task-force-leila-de-lima What Red October? Robredo camp, Tindig Pilipinas groups deny ouster plot TAIWAN DPP says central Taiwan candidates gaining an edge THAILAND Democrat Party Leadership Becomes Three-Way Contest |
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