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Women in positions of leadership under President Rodrigo Duterte’s `administration are vocal — and they bear the consequences, Vice President Leni Robredo said.
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The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen swept to a landslide victory in senate elections on Sunday (Feb 25). Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/cambodia-pm-hun-sen-party-cpp-landslide-win-9990876 |
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Hong Kong’s legislature voted on Jan 31, 2018 to ban all ivory sales by 2021, closing what activists called a major loophole in the global effort to end the trade and protect elephants from poaching. Read more: |
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The statements by some opposition leaders on social media that they want to bury Gerakan in the 14th general election (GE14) are premature, says its president, Mah Siew Keong.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has been certain to seek reelection next year. He recently accepted the nomination by his Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP) at a party national working meeting in Bali to run again in the presidential election scheduled in April. He has revealed his confidence on being able to win the election again. Read more: |
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A major coalition to campaign for a Taiwanese independence referendum was formed on Wednesday in what was the highest-level gathering of pro-independence advocates since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration took office, with former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) calling for a new constitution and name for the nation. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018 /03/01/2003688460 |
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