DEMOCRACY-FREEDOM: YANGON Myanmar — Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defense’ groups — report
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COLUMNISTS: Lee Teng-hui’s dream for Taiwan, unfulfilled
Goh Sui Noi Global Affairs Correspondent . . The former Taiwan president, who died last month, had hoped the island’s
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POLITICS: JAKARTA- As Democracy Declines Globally, Will Indonesia’s Upcoming Elections Offer a Ray of Hope?
Participants in the 11th Bali Democracy Forum pose for a photo. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) .
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POLITICS-OPINION: JAKARTA – 20 Years Since Beginning of Reformasi, How Far Have We Come?
A pedestrian walks past a ‘reformasi’ mural near the Trisakti University campus in West Jakarta. (Antara Photo/Aprillio Akbar) . .
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POSTSCRIPT – Federico D. Pascual Jr. Has the American embassy just told President Rodrigo Duterte that any perception of his being a
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