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
Past ElectionsIndia Parliamentary – April/May 2019The biggest election in the history of the world has concluded BBC: “Narendra Modi sworn in for second term after election landslide” Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic: “The Gandhi Dynasty Helped Found India. It… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsThailand Parliamentary – March 24, 2019Tim Newton in The Thaiger: “The day that shook Thai politics” Princess Ubolratana's surprising, and short, candidacy for prime minister in Thailand gave election observers whiplash last week. @PavinKyoto looks at what… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsThailand Parliamentary – March 24, 2019New York Times: “The sister of Thailand’s king was nominated on Friday as a candidate for prime minister, upending the political landscape in a country where the monarchy is considered above the… 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 General – December 30, 2018On December 30, over 100 million Bangladeshis will elect 299 members of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament), choosing from 1,848 candidates. The Daily Star, a leading Bangladeshi English-language newspaper, has an interactive… 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 31, 2019
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Past ElectionsIndia Parliamentary – April/May 2019The biggest election in the history of the world has concluded BBC: “Narendra Modi sworn in for second term after election landslide” Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic: “The Gandhi Dynasty Helped Found India. It… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand
Asia This Week – May 24, 2019
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Category: This Week Tags: Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand
Asia This Week – February 15, 2019
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Upcoming ElectionsThailand Parliamentary – March 24, 2019Tim Newton in The Thaiger: “The day that shook Thai politics” Princess Ubolratana's surprising, and short, candidacy for prime minister in Thailand gave election observers whiplash last week. @PavinKyoto looks at what… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand
Asia This Week – February 8, 2019
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Upcoming ElectionsThailand Parliamentary – March 24, 2019New York Times: “The sister of Thailand’s king was nominated on Friday as a candidate for prime minister, upending the political landscape in a country where the monarchy is considered above the… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand
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
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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
Asia This Week – December 28, 2018
Last Updated: January 4, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsBangladesh General – December 30, 2018On December 30, over 100 million Bangladeshis will elect 299 members of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament), choosing from 1,848 candidates. The Daily Star, a leading Bangladeshi English-language newspaper, has an interactive… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand