On Sunday, August 8^th from 10.00 to 17.00, the Anniversary memorial took place at the Malai Meeting Room, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. The day involved an exciting host of events including: Opening Speech by Mr. Kraisak Choonhavan, President of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus, Documentary on the popular uprising in Burma termed "8888" (see link below), Mon and Shan Performance, and Seminar on “What changes will the 2010 Burma election trigger?” These ranged from an exhibition on the progress in Burma as viewed by several Burma-focused organizations, cultural shows and traditional Burmese refreshments.

The electricity shortage that happened a week ago in Indonesia’s capital airport has proven to be a result of an unprepared system in facing a situation that is constantly worsening. This condition thus raises the question on whether Indonesia is ready to compete among fellow countries in the ASEAN region with an integrated and modern economy. How can the government play its role here?

As part of a series of lectures on great liberals, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and Indonesia’s Freedom Institute organised an event in cooperation with liberal students from Paramifina University in Jakarta.