Week of 26 of January – 1 of February 2019

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. Read more…

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. Read more…

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”. Read more…

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. Read more…

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. Read more…

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
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New KWP president named
January 29, 2019
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INDONESIA
Djarot: BTP and PDIP’s Megawati Meet Post Prison Release
January 29, 2019
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Old Indonesian soldiers never die
February 1, 2019
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MALAYSIA
Lau: Gerakan likely to contest in Semenyih by-election
January 28, 2019
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Gerakan takes Penang to task for flip-flopping on housing policy
January 29, 2019
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PHILIPPINES
#TheFilipinoVotes: CNN Philippines’ Reality Check Team guards against online trolls in second senatorial forum
January 28, 2019
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Robredo lawyer says recount of ballots could be finished in June 
January 30, 2019
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SINGAPORE
SDP’s Chee Soon Juan launches new book, Never on Bended Knees
January 29, 2019
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Singaporeans openly make a beeline for Chee Soon Juan’s book outside Raffles Place MRT station
January 30, 2019
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TAIWAN
DPP to name presidential candidate in April
January 29, 2019
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Xi Jinping’s tough talk on Taiwan unification backfires, as Tsai Ing-wen’s support surges
January 31, 2019
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THAILAND
Democrat to approve candidates and Abhisit as PM candidate on Monday
January 26, 2019
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4 key ministers contesting Thai elections step down
January 30, 2019
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