Week of 25 of November – 01 of December 2017

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Former foreign minister and Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died of an acute heart attack on Thursday. He was 68.

Surin collapsed while preparing to speak at the Thailand Halal Assembly 2017 at Bitec in Bang Na.

Read more:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1369695/surin-pitsuwan-dies-at-68?

Democrat Party elites on Thursday expressed sorrow over the demise of Surin Pitsuwan, former foreign minister and former Asean secretary-general, who passed away following an acute heart attack at the age of 68 on Thursday

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/
detail/breakingnews/30332903

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte would keep his word that he would not declare a revolutionary government (RevGov) or martial law in the country.

Read more:

https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/11/30/robredo
-relies-on-dutertes-word-as-die-hard-supporters
-rally-for-revgov/

Lawmakers from Cambodia’s main opposition party said on Thursday that a move by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to rescind the diplomatic passports of 56 party officials and parliamentarians was another attempt to harass them following their party’s dissolution.
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The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Wednesday nominated nine incumbent mayors and county magistrates to run in the 2018 local government elections.
Behind closed doors at the Sheraton Towers hotel, 27 representatives from Singapore and Indonesia discussed simulated scenarios such as gunmen attacking shopping malls.

Read more:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-indonesia-discuss-ways-to-counter-terrorism-in-first-table-top-exercise

CALD NEWS YOU CAN USE
Week of 
25 of November – 01 of December 2017

CAMBODIA
CNRP describe tactics used to urge defections
Nov 30, 2017
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/
cnrp-describe-tactics-used-urge-defections

Cambodian Rights Group Next in Firing Line
Nov 28, 2017
https://www.newdelhitimes.com/cambodian
-rights-group-next-in-firing-line/

MALAYSIA
Malaysia parliament removes mandatory death penalty for drug offenders

Dec 01, 2017
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysia-
parliament-removes-mandatory-death-penalty-for-drug-9456748

PHILIPPINES 
Revolutionary gov’t threats ‘cheapen’ sacrifice of PH heroes – LP
Nov 30, 2017
https://www.rappler.com/nation/190012
-revolutionary-government-duterte-bonifacio-day-liberal-party

Pangilinan underscores need to stand up against challenges to freedom
Nov 29, 2017
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/948513/philippine-news-updates
-extrajudicial-killings-kiko-pangilinan-
friedrich-naumann-foundation-war-on-drugs#ixzz5004z3Ezg

 

De Lima says LP has become Duterte’s ‘favorite scapegoat’
Nov 28, 2017
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/948204/de-lima-says-lp-
has-become-dutertes-favorite-scapegoat-duterte-
pnp-de-lima-drug-charges-mrt-lp-political

SINGAPORE
Jolovan Wham’s Courage Should Be Commended

Dec 01, 2017
http://yoursdp.org/news/jolovan_wham_39_s_
courage_should_be_commended/2017-12-01-6208

TAIWAN
Taiwan blasts Lee’s conviction in China
Nov 29, 2017 
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/
archives/2017/11/29/2003683109

INTERNATIONAL:
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Dec 01, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans
-emperor-akihito-to-abdicate-
on-april-30-2019-idUSKBN1DV3AS?il%3D0

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