Upcoming ElectionsHong Kong Local – November 24, 2019Violet Law and Alice Fung, Associated Press: “Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, underscoring… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Japan, provincial elections throughout the year; Solomon Islands general (February); Thailand parliamentary (February 24); Micronesia congressional (March 5); Australia, New South Wales state (March 23); Tuvalu legislative (March 31); India, general and Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states (April/May); Japan… Read More
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Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Japan, provincial elections throughout the year; Solomon Islands general (February); Thailand parliamentary (February 24); Micronesia congressional (March 5); Australia, New South Wales state (March 23); Tuvalu legislative (March 31); India, general and Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states (April/May); Japan… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand
Upcoming Elections We’re watching India, the world’s biggest democracy, which has general elections scheduled for this spring, as well as legislative elections Thailand, Maldives, and Philippines midterms. Indonesia will hold presidential, legislative, and regional elections in April. Japan… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsHong Kong Rural Representative – January 7 and 13, 2019 and City Council – November 2019Thousands marched in Hong Kong on New Years to call for democracy. Sum Lok-kei at the South China Morning Post writes: “The… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
Upcoming ElectionsBangladesh Parliamentary – December 30, 2018The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) canceled its election observation mission because Bangladesh did not grant visas to enough of its observers in time. The United States was disappointed. Facebook has… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand
Upcoming Elections in the NewsIndia State Elections – December 11, 2018Kartikeya Singh of the Center for Strategic and International Studies analyzes the implications of this month’s elections elections in five states, where 16 percent of India’s population, or… Read More
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Asia This Week – June 7, 2019
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Upcoming ElectionsHong Kong Local – November 24, 2019Violet Law and Alice Fung, Associated Press: “Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, underscoring… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand
Asia This Week – May 24, 2019
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Asia This Week – February 1, 2019
Last Updated: February 8, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Japan, provincial elections throughout the year; Solomon Islands general (February); Thailand parliamentary (February 24); Micronesia congressional (March 5); Australia, New South Wales state (March 23); Tuvalu legislative (March 31); India, general and Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states (April/May); Japan… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu
Asia This Week – January 18, 2019
Last Updated: January 29, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Japan, provincial elections throughout the year; Solomon Islands general (February); Thailand parliamentary (February 24); Micronesia congressional (March 5); Australia, New South Wales state (March 23); Tuvalu legislative (March 31); India, general and Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states (April/May); Japan… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand
Asia This Week – January 11, 2019
Last Updated: January 29, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming Elections We’re watching India, the world’s biggest democracy, which has general elections scheduled for this spring, as well as legislative elections Thailand, Maldives, and Philippines midterms. Indonesia will hold presidential, legislative, and regional elections in April. Japan… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
Asia This Week – January 4, 2019
Last Updated: January 11, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsHong Kong Rural Representative – January 7 and 13, 2019 and City Council – November 2019Thousands marched in Hong Kong on New Years to call for democracy. Sum Lok-kei at the South China Morning Post writes: “The… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
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Upcoming ElectionsBangladesh Parliamentary – December 30, 2018The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) canceled its election observation mission because Bangladesh did not grant visas to enough of its observers in time. The United States was disappointed. Facebook has… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand
Asia – December 7, 2018
Last Updated: December 28, 2018 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming Elections in the NewsIndia State Elections – December 11, 2018Kartikeya Singh of the Center for Strategic and International Studies analyzes the implications of this month’s elections elections in five states, where 16 percent of India’s population, or… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Mongolia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand