Tag: Elections / Democracy
Law enforcement needs to be monitored
After months of trying to put on a straight face and telling the world how necessary martial law was, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told reporters this week that he is about to do away with this controversial decree and replace it with something else.
The Nation March 29, 2015 1:00...
Why Indonesia should take a leading role in ASEAN
ASEAN would benefit from stronger leadership. But Indonesia, the country best placed to take up that role, appears unwilling.
28 March 2015 | Author: Pattharapong Rattanasevee, Burapha University
ASEAN would benefit from stronger leadership. But Indonesia, the country best placed to take up that role, appears unwilling.
Indonesia could be the leader...
Asean community – people and politics matter most
So Asean community-building will come to nought if people’s concerns, whether in vulnerable economic enterprises and sectors or in exercise of legitimate political rights, are not genuinely addressed. A “people-centred” Asean cannot be just another piece of rhetoric.
Published: Saturday March 28, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Saturday March 28, 2015...
Protesters, detained politicians share light moment in KL
Protesters at the #KitaLawan rally shared a light moment in front of the Dang Wangi police headquarters when they were greeted by waving Opposition leaders currently detained there.
Nicholas Cheng | The Star/Asia News Network | Saturday, Mar 28, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR - Protesters at the #KitaLawan rally shared a light...
UNGA adopts draft resolution on human rights in Myanmar
A draft resolution on human rights situation in Myanmar, which has been approved by the United Nations General Assembly, was released on Friday, urging the government to ensure free and fair elections, protect the right to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, to allow for free and independent...
Social media policing needed to fight terror threat: Malaysia
Critics in Malaysia have raised concern the policing of social media, which recently saw an activist lawyer arrested, could be subject to abuse. But authorities argue enforcement is necessary to combat the threat of terrorism.
By Sumisha Naidu
POSTED: 25 Mar 2015 22:17
UPDATED: 26 Mar 2015 00:04
KUALA LUMPUR: Critics in Malaysia...
Behind Singapore’s growth story lies a human rights tragedy
By lauding the success of these developmental states, we are in effect saying the end justifies the means
Bronwyn Nortje | 26 March 2015
The death of Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, has thrust the debate about the success of the developmental state concept back under the spotlight. Lee,...
World praise for Lee mixed with human rights concerns
The United States and China on Monday led a global acclaim for Lee Kuan Yew, the Singaporean statesman whose shrewd and sometimes caustic views on world affairs were much sought after by his fellow leaders.
Published: 24/03/2015 at 03:55 AM
Online news:
The United States and China on Monday led a global...
Police outside Tian Chua’s house, arrest expected
Police are outside Batu MP Chua Tian Chang's house in Kuala Lumpur and are expected to arrest him, his party, PKR, said tonight.
Published: 19 March 2015 11:51 PM
The PKR vice-president took part in the #KitaLawan rally in the capital city on March 7, an event which has triggered off...
Thai Junta Asks Human Rights Watch to ‘Look at the Big Picture’
A junta spokesperson has asked the international watchdog Human Rights Watch to look beyond human rights violations in Thailand and take stock of the junta’s overarching mission instead.
Khaosod English
22 March 2015, Last update at 15:30:00 GMT
BANGKOK – A junta spokesperson has asked the international watchdog Human Rights Watch to...
