Week of 7 – 14 of September 2018

February 1, 2019 2:46 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Cambodia’s imprisoned opposition leader was freed on bail Sunday night after spending a year locked up on charges of treason widely seen as designed to neutralize his political power during a crucial election year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/world/asia/cambodia-kem-sokha-released.html

Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has insisted it is not easy for “outside elements” to try and weaken the party by nominating their own people to compete for the Democrat leadership through the primary voting system.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1537646/abhisit-defends-primary-vote

The amnesties granted by the previous Aquino administration to the soldiers who joined the mutinies led by Senator Antonio Trillanes are also “technically” void, chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Monday.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/10/18/amnesties-for-trillanes-co-mutineers-theoretically-void-too-panelo

Mr Damanhuri, who stood as an SDP candidate at the Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC in 2015, was speaking at a public forum held by the SDP this afternoon.

http://yoursdp.org/news/sdp_calls_out_out_of_touch_and_out_of_ideas_pap_ministers/2018-09-08-6257

The United States urged Cambodia’s government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was released on bail but has been placed under house arrest.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1538014/us-urges-cambodia-to-remove-restrictions-against-kem-sokha

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Week of  7  – 14 of September 2018

CAMBODIA
MIL-OSI Europe: Motion for a resolution on Cambodia, notably the case of Kem Sokha
September 12, 2018
https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2018/09/12/mil-osi-europe-motion-for-a-resolution-on-cambodia-notably-the-case-of-kem-sokha-b8-2018-0375/

Open letter to Marise Payne: Will Australia let James Ricketson unjustly spend 6 years in Cambodian prison?
September 12, 2018
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-12/james-ricketson-will-australian-unjustly-spend-6-years-prison/10231240

INDONESIA
Indonesian President pays State visit to Vietnam

September 11, 2018
http://en.nhandan.org.vn/politics/external-relations/item/6593602-indonesian-president-pays-state-visit-to-vietnam.html

MALAYSIA
Opposition politician proudly shares picture taken with Tan Wah Piow after MHA flagged him as “dissident”
September 7, 2018
http://theindependent.sg/opposition-politician-proudly-shares-picture-taken-with-tan-wah-piow-after-mha-flagged-him-as-dissident/

PHILIPPINES
‘Complete lie’: Joma Sison dares Duterte to prove conspiracy between Liberal Party, Magdalo, communists
September 12, 2018
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/09/12/Duterte-ouster-destabilization-CPP-Joma-Sison-Trillanes-Magdalo-Liberal-Party.html

Duterte to present proof of ouster plot
September 11, 2018
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1763750/Manila/Local-News/Duterte-to-present-proof-of-ouster-plot

SINGAPORE
China, Japan Are Malaysia’s Priorities: Anwar. But Singapore?
September 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2163789/china-japan-are-malaysias-priorities-anwar-singapore

TAIWAN
Political Blackmail in the Taiwan-China Contest
September 11, 2018
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2018/09/11/political_blackmail_in_the_taiwan-china_contest_113787.html

ID cards part of Beijing’s plan to entice Taiwanese
September 12, 2018
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/id-cards-part-of-beijings-plan-to-entice-taiwanese

THAILAND
Ex-Democrat MP Buddhipong the latest politician to be given government job
September 11, 2018
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30354251

Future rests on who runs the major parties: The Nation
September 11, 2018
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/future-rests-on-who-runs-the-major-parties-the-nation

 

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