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MALAYSIA
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FNF
offers young Malaysians a chance to apply their creativity
Ever wanted to sell your ideas to the world? How often have we felt that we would
like to make a difference but just lack the opportunity
and the channel to reach out? Well here is your chance.
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PHILIPPINES
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Foundation Goes Online with Liberal
Podcast
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| Alexandra
Cuyegkeng and Dr. Ronald Meinardus recording the
maiden issue of the FNF Podcast. |
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Philippine Office has published its first
online audio program: The Liberal Times
Manila Podcast. Comparable with a regular radio
talk show, the 20 minutes podcast hosted
by Resident Representative Dr. Ronald Meinardus and
Communications Officer Alexandra Cuyegkeng contains
news and commentary on all matters relating to the
liberal Foundation’s Philippine project.
In line with Liberal Times Manila, the Foundation’s
electronic newsletter sent to over 1,700 subscribers
in the Philippines and other countries, The Liberal
Times Manila Podcast will be published on a monthly
basis.
“Don’t underestimate the presence of
the Philippines in the World Wide Web,” said
Dr. Meinardus in the maiden issue of the Foundation’s
podcast. “Liberals like to be ahead of the pack.
Podcasting is a progressive communications
tool that the liberal Foundation can use
to reach a wider audience,” he added.
You may download The Liberal Times Manila
Podcast and access more information regarding the
technicalities of listening to the show on this
page. We hope you will enjoy this new form of
political information. As always, we welcome your
comments and suggestions.
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THAILAND
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FNF-SSCMA Workshop in Thailand
Friedrich Naumann Foundation Thailand Project and the Thai Senate Standing Committee
on Military Affairs (SSCMA) continued their close cooperation
in the field of Security Sector Reform for the fourth
consecutive year. One key activity was the annual workshop
on the topic of “Military Reform: Military Self-Reliance,
Defence Industry and Cooperation between Public and
Private Sectors” at the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok on
14 December 2005. Participants came from the Royal Thai
Armed Forces, the political, academic and security sectors.
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REGIONAL
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ASEAN
Human Rights: A View from Thailand
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| Sriprapha
Petcharameesree |
The Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism,
also known as the Regional Working Group (RWG) has
achieved a lot since its establishment in 1993. However,
a regional Commission on Human Rights remains
a distant prospect. This is the view of Dr.
Sriprapha Petcharameesree, director of the Center
for Human Rights Studies and Social Development at
the Mahidol University in Bangkok, of the Thai National
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism.
The RWG is an informal coalition of individuals
and organizations in ASEAN member countries.
Its main objective is to establish an intergovernmental
human rights mechanism in the region. The RWG has
from the outset been a partner of the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation. More...
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INDONESIA
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Democratic consolidation through
strengthening of political parties and parliament
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| Some main political
party participants, from left: Akbar Faizal (Moderator
and member of Forum Politisi), Yahya Zaini, Pramono
Anung, Lalu Misbah, Endin AJ Soefihara, Zulkifli
Hasan, Mohammad Jafar Hafsah. |
The Forum Komunikasi Partai Politik dan Politisi
untuk Reformasi (or Communication Forum for Party
and Parliamentary Reform) conducted its national conference
from 2 – 4 December 2005 in Jakarta. Also known as Forum
Politisi, this is a broad-based discussion forum consisting
of members of the national parliament (DPR) and party
functionaries from several of the largest and most important
Indonesian parties.
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CAMBODIA
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40th
Dialogue session: Development and management of farmers’
water users communities
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| Participants
at the 40th Dialogue session in Phnom Penh. |
The 40th “Dialogue” workshop session was conducted in late May in Phnom Penh,
and focused on the role of farmers in creating and managing
the water user communities. Among the experiences shared
were from two NGO-supported projects (one from the French
NGO GRET and the other one a national NGO, CEDAC) and
one case from a private initiative. More... |
KOREA
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Experiments
in market economy: North Korean economic and financial
experts on study tour to Germany
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| Mr. Ulrich Niemann, FNF Resident
Representative in Korea, with the North Korean
delegates at the German Finance Ministry in Berlin. |
For the first time ever, a delegation of ten economic
and financial experts from the North Korean government
went to Germany on a study tour on the invitation of
the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF). Since spring
2004, FNF has been organizing training seminars on the
market economy in the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea (DPRK) on a regular basis. More...
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a recent commentary, Dr. Ronald Meinardus discusses
the situation and the challenges of Filipino
Liberals as they celebrate the 60th anniversary
of their party.
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Every year, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Jakarta
office publishes an educational political calendar
illustrated with caricatures by young Indonesian artists.
The 2006 theme is “the functions and roles of political
parties in a democracy”. More...
Democracies cannot survive without strong political
institutions, especially political parties and parliaments.
This is the assessment of the legislative process
of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) recently conducted
by Dr. Stephen Sherlock for the FNF Indonesia office.
More...
Elections and Democracy in Malaysia is the
latest study on this complex yet very important subject.
It is based on a comprehensive research by a team of
scholars initiated by IKMAS in cooperation with the
Friedrich Naumann Foundation. This book is an interesting
read for Malaysian voters as well as those interested
in the political and electoral system of Malaysia. More...
If you want to learn about the basics of liberalism,
you should not miss this book. More...
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