Thai police fire rubber bullets at protesters outside PM’s residence
Thai police shot rubber bullets and used tear gas against pro-democracy protesters.
Tag: democracy
Complexities of Democratic Development in the Mekong
Looking at Myanmar now, should Cambodia learn from Myanmar or the reverse? This is a tricky question.
Myanmar generals in firm control after coup amid outrage
Armed troops patrolled the capital of Naypyidaw, where Suu Kyi is detained.
Indian republic is based on a consensus-building model
Democracy in the contemporary world is torn between the will of the masses and the hegemonic power of the elite on the one hand, and a growing disregard for representative government on the other.
Long live democracy
There are many good reasons why we should be worried about the culture of democracy in Germany, in Europe and across the world.
Cambodia needs collective democracy, not individualist democracy
Cambodia needs Collective Democracy – Asian-style democracy – which puts collective interests and national interests first, but not the Western-style democracy
US Embassy celebrates human rights relations, Malin says ‘not the time’
US Embassy celebrates US-Cambodia relations on democracy and human rights.
Thai protesters target royal wealth
Thousands of Thai democracy activists rallied in Bangkok Wednesday to demand the king give up control of his multibillion-dollar fortune, turning their protest movement directly on the once-untouchable monarchy’s vast wealth.
Thai pro-democracy leaders summoned over royal defamation
Twelve Thai pro-democracy protest leaders have been summoned by police to answer charges of royal defamation, the first use of the draconian law in almost three years, as Bangkok gears up for another major rally.
Thai protesters hit police HQ with paint, projectiles
Thousands of democracy activists march on Thailand’s police headquarters in Bangkok.
Protesters use emojis to stay ahead of police
In Thailand’s democracy, emojis and retweets are becoming the new ballots.
Thai democracy protesters defy ban for fourth day
Pro-democracy protestors challenge authorities who have escalated the crackdown.
Protesters gather ahead of democracy rally in tense Bangkok
More than a thousand protesters gathered in Bangkok ahead of a pro-democracy rally on Wednesday, with tensions high in Thailand after the arrest of 21 pro-reform activists a day earlier.
UN urges Cambodia to uphold human rights as stipulated in Constitution
UN urges the Kingdom to adhere to liberal multi-party democracy.
Speech bans and ‘cancel culture’ put democracy at risk
When, despite all efforts, a meeting cannot be avoided, the encounters seem to be of the third kind: One side accuses the other of spreading “fake news” whereupon the other “cancels” those who have just attacked them.
Fake democracy in United States
George Floyd’s tragic death is not an isolated incident, not a mistake or an exception. It is a sign of a systemic failure in upholding the human rights of minorities and migrants in the United States.
Sokha, Murphy engage in democracy talks
Kem Sokha meets with Patrick Murphy to discuss democracy process and rule of law.
Asian Vision Institute’s view on thriving democracy in Cambodia
Although there have been some setbacks along the way, democratisation in Cambodia has been evolving in a positive way.
Why the US Left denounced Indian democracy
The nullification of Article 370in India has prompted the Left-Liberal segment of the US establishment to denounce Indian democracy as “majoritarian”.
Is this Australia’s own Brexit?
The story of modern Australian politics is not about the rise of something new but the decline of something old.
The proliferation of popular protests – anger unites the world
The world isn’t fair. But that’s not new; what’s new is the speed and intensity with which popular fury at this unfairness is boiling over into sustained political protests.
Political Populism: Eroding Asia’s Complex Interdependence?
Most obviously, political populism is typically associated with a nativist turn away from economic openness and the growing trade, investment and financial interdependence on which the Asian region collectively has relied as drivers of growth and prosperity.
Is the crisis of capitalism a crisis of democracy?
Globalisation has many winners, but there are losers too, and they are taking to the streets around the world. The list of countries where there is unrest spans the globe: Hong Kong, Lebanon, France, Chile and Ecuador.
Thai activist is charged over inappropriate post on royals
A Thai pro-democracy activist has been charged over an “inappropriate” social media post, police said on Tuesday, as authorities use a tough cyberlaw against perceived critics of the powerful monarchy.
Black terror: The real threat to freedom in Hong Kong
A shroud of blackness is spreading in Hong Kong. Black-clad people chant hateful slogans
Identity is not just a catchword for radicals
The current global struggle for identity reveals a weakness in our concept of democracy: Textbooks set out the assumption that good education is the basis for economic progress. Within a generation, so the story goes, better education will lead to a more developed economy.
How to measure democratic success?
With its 500 million inhabitants, the European Union (EU) has threatened to cancel its tax incentives to 16 million Cambodians and put the livelihood of about 3 million into risk. Is this democratic and humanitarian?
PM pledges to ensure peace at all times
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reassured that the government will always be with the people at all times in order to ensure peace for the nation
Washington not world’s ‘beacon of democracy’
There was a time when Washington was considered a beacon of democracy. But in the 21st century, the old-fashioned missionary mentality and the worldview of US politicians have remained unchanged. This may be one of the reasons for constant chaos across the globe today.
The aftermath of Arab Spring
Unfortunately, in times when people don’t see their lives getting any easier, and when the past looks better than the present, the polarisation genie is much harder to put back into the bottle than it was to get out.
