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Tag: Democrat Party

Posted inIndonesia

Political maneuvers hint at possible Widodo third term

by John McBeth March 9, 2021March 12, 2021

JAKARTA – Presidential chief of staff Moeldoko’s role in renewed efforts to wrest control of the centrist Democratic Party (DP) away from former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his family is raising questions about broader motives behind the move. Until now, it has been widely seen as a campaign among party malcontents to forestall a […]

Posted inIndonesia

Military men maneuver and gun for Widodo’s job

by John McBeth February 11, 2021February 14, 2021
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Generational shift shakes Indonesia’s election landscape

by John McBeth April 2, 2019February 18, 2020
A Thai pro-democracy activist uses a placard showing a caricature depicting Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to shield himself from the sun in Bangkok, Thailand May 5, 2018. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Anusak Laowilas
Posted inAT Finance, Laos, Thailand

New clouds gather on Thailand’s electoral horizon

by Shawn W. Crispin January 4, 2019February 18, 2020
A Thai security force officer stands next to a banner of a suspect (back L) following a bomb attack at a civilian volunteer base by suspected separatists the night before in the Rangae district of Narathiwat province, December 29, 2018. Photo: AFP/Madaree Tohlala
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia, South Asia, Thailand, World

Thai insurgents revive ahead of new polls

by Jason Johnson January 2, 2019February 18, 2020
An Indonesian voter casts her vote at a gubernatorial polling station in Jakarta on February 15, 2017. Photo: AFP via Anadolu Agency/Jefri Tarigan
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

The change to come to Indonesian democracy

by John McBeth November 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (L) and his running mate Sandiaga Uno gesture as they attend a peace declaration for the upcoming general election campaign at the National Monument in Jakarta on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Adek Berry
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, New Zealand, Oceania

Money matters tilting Indonesia’s elections

by John McBeth November 19, 2018February 18, 2020
A protester holds a placard as she gathers with others during a protest against junta, near the army headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Panumas Sanguanwong
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Pre-election politics heating up in Thailand

by Richard S Ehrlich October 3, 2018February 18, 2020
A mournful Thai holds a Thai baht note. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP Forum/Anusak Laowilas
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Wealth gap remains under Thai junta rule

by Peter Janssen September 6, 2018February 18, 2020
Thailand's Democrat Party leader and ex-Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks to the press in a 2016 file photo. Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand, World

Abhisit says Thais deserve better than military rule

by Shawn W. Crispin August 22, 2018February 18, 2020
Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha in Paris on June 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/Eric Piermont
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Germany, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, World

Thailand’s Prayut running on a false sense of security

by Shawn W. Crispin August 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat) says she does not fear tariffs being set on Chinese goods. File photo from January 2018: Ron Sachs / CNP via AFP
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Top Democrat backs Trump bid to realign dealings with Beijing

by Asia Times and Reuters April 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte outside the US Embassy in Metro Manila while calling for the immediate pullout of US troops from Mindanao, on September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Romeo Ranoco
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Populist revolts eventually succumb to elitist temptations

by David Simmons October 12, 2017
A supporter of former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra holds an image them at the Constitutional Court in Bangkok, August 5, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Lillian Suwanrumpha
Posted inAT Finance, Singapore, Thailand, World

Thai politicians predict “meaningless” polls

by Peter Janssen June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

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