Thailand’s oldest and now second largest political party, the Democrat Party, is readying itself for the kingdom’s first election since the military coup in 2014 with a vote of its own for party leader by the end of this year.
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The recommendations made by the Select Committee on dealing with fake news are troubling.
The call for alternative news sites to adopt the professional journalistic standards of the “mainstream media” (taken to mean the Singapore Press Holdings and MediaCorp) to ensure “fairness, accuracy and integrity in reporting”, for example, cannot be taken seriously given our recent history. Read more…
The Liberal Party (LP) yesterday announced its initial candidates for the May 2019 senatorial elections, led by reelectionist Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV. Read more…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched his re-election campaign on Friday (Sept 21), looking to win over big blocs of millennial and Muslim voters as South-east Asia’s biggest economy sails into choppy waters.
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Gerakan has pledged to put its disastrous 14th general election (GE14) campaign behind it, and focus on making a comeback in the state by contesting in local government elections. Read more…
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Week of 21 – 28 of September 2018
CAMBODIA
Protests planned in New York as Hun Sen to attend the UN
September 24, 2018
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UN warns of ‘climate of fear’ in Cambodia
September 27, 2018
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INDONESIA
White doves symbolise start to ‘peaceful’ Indonesia election race between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto
September 23, 2018
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SOE-Private Collabotarion Should be Increased, Jokowi Says
September 28, 2018
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MALAYSIA
Gerakan slams 24-hour policy reversal on migrant worker levies
September 26, 2018
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PHILIPPINES
Liberal Party forms task force to assist De Lima
September 26, 2018
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What Red October? Robredo camp, Tindig Pilipinas groups deny ouster plot
September 24, 2018
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TAIWAN
Will Taiwanese compete as Taiwan in the 2020 Olympics?
September 25, 2018
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DPP says central Taiwan candidates gaining an edge
September 25, 2018
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THAILAND
Democrats and Pheu Thai ‘could work together’
September 27, 2018
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Democrat Party Leadership Becomes Three-Way Contest
September 26, 2018
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