Week of 26 of January – 1 of February 2019

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Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva urged university students on Wednesday to use social media to express their political ideals and opinions if they want to help foster change after the March election.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1620658/abhisit-tells-students-to-vote-hit-social-media

Cambodia received comments from 73 UN member states that made a total of 202 recommendations for the Kingdom to improve its human rights record, in the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodia-receives-un-human-rights-guidance

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general Chee Soon Juan called on his supporters to leave behind the politics of old, which were based on “personal hatred, vindictiveness and destruction”.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/time-leave-behind-politics-hatred-sdps-chee-soon-juan

They may not be all the popular with the people, but Vice President Leni Robredo has her own simple way to help the unknown opposition senatorial candidates in the May midterm elections.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/01/27/oppositions-otso-diretso-gets-boost-from-robredo/

Taiwan’s 2020 presidential and legislative elections will be held on the same day but the exact date has not yet been decided, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said Thursday.

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201901310018.aspx

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Week of 26 of January – 1 of February  2019

CAMBODIA
Cambodia seeks opposition leader’s arrest amid EU sanctions threat 
January 28, 2019
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/cambodia-seeks-opposition-leader-s-arrest-amid-eu-sanctions-threat-11175978

New KWP president named
January 29, 2019
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/new-kwp-president-named

INDONESIA

Djarot: BTP and PDIP’s Megawati Meet Post Prison Release
January 29, 2019
https://en.tempo.co/read/1170008/djarot-btp-and-pdips-megawati-meet-post-prison-release

Old Indonesian soldiers never die
February 1, 2019
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50574397/old-indonesian-soldiers-never-die/

MALAYSIA
Lau: Gerakan likely to contest in Semenyih by-election
January 28, 2019
https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2019/01/455243/lau-gerakan-likely-contest-semenyih-election

Gerakan takes Penang to task for flip-flopping on housing policy
January 29, 2019
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/462174

PHILIPPINES

#TheFilipinoVotes: CNN Philippines’ Reality Check Team guards against online trolls in second senatorial forum
January 28, 2019
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/01/28/CNN-Philippines-senatorial-forum-online-trolls.html

Robredo lawyer says recount of ballots could be finished in June 
January 30, 2019
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/01/30/robredo-lawyer-says-recount-of-ballots-could-be-finished-in-june/

SINGAPORE
SDP’s Chee Soon Juan launches new book, Never on Bended Knees
January 29, 2019
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2019/01/29/sdps-chee-soon-juan-launches-new-book-never-on-bended-knees/

Singaporeans openly make a beeline for Chee Soon Juan’s book outside Raffles Place MRT station
January 30, 2019
http://theindependent.sg/singaporeans-openly-make-a-beeline-for-chee-soon-juans-book-outside-raffles-place-mrt-station/

TAIWAN
DPP to name presidential candidate in April
January 29, 2019
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/01/29/2003708854

Xi Jinping’s tough talk on Taiwan unification backfires, as Tsai Ing-wen’s support surges
January 31, 2019
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2184474/xi-jinpings-tough-talk-taiwan-unification-backfires-tsai-ing

THAILAND
Democrat to approve candidates and Abhisit as PM candidate on Monday
January 26, 2019
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30362983

4 key ministers contesting Thai elections step down
January 30, 2019
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/4-key-ministers-contesting-thai-elections-step-down

 

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