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    US House Passes ‘Cambodia Democracy Act’

    posted July 18, 2019 / No Comments

    The US House of Representatives recently passed the “Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019”. If passed by the Senate and signed into legislation by Donald Trump, the bill would allow the president to sanction high-level Cambodian […]

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    Thailand Ranked 99th in World Corruption Index

    posted February 28, 2019 / No Comments

    Thailand’s ranking in the 2018 World Corruption Index has fallen all the way down to 99, scoring a measly 38/100. In 2015, Thailand was ranked 76th. According to the surveyors, weakening democratic institutions and political rights since […]

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    Thai General Elections Tentatively Set for Early Next Year

    posted August 20, 2018 / No Comments

    Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has set a tentative window for general elections to be held early next year–February 24th at the earliest and May 5th at the latest. “We are ready to hold an election, […]

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    Burmese Public Demands Tax Reform

    posted April 11, 2013 / No Comments

    The Burmese public is calling on lawmakers to reform the country’s tax code, which has allowed “more than half of taxpayers to avoid paying their dues,” reports The Irawaddy Magazine. Hundreds of business people gathered at […]

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    Myanmar Parliament to Review Constitution

    posted March 20, 2013 / No Comments

    Myanmar’s Lower House on Friday approved a motion to review the country’s controversial constitution. The 2008 constitution was enacted by the then military-led government, and approved through a rigged process. Democracy advocates and ethnic minority groups […]

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    Myanmar Constitution Reform “Far Way Off”

    posted March 11, 2013 / 2 Comments

    A new report says any reform to Myanmar’s Constitution, while critical for a country moving towards democracy, is still a long way off. While reform efforts are underway in the previously military-led country, drastic constitutional […]

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    NGOs Push Donors on Rights

    posted September 27, 2012 / 1 Comment

    RFA | More than 100 NGOs gathered in Cambodia calling on donor countries to make further aid conditional on government reforms for a more transparent process and efficient judicial system. Eight international NGOs also submitted […]

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    Myanmar Set for Record Foreign Investment

    posted September 17, 2012 / No Comments

    Bloomberg Businessweek | Myanmar, shunned since the 1990s for tolerating corruption and human trafficking, is set for record foreign investment in 2012 led by oil companies after the southeast Asian nation took its first steps […]

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