The Council of Social Democrats of Sri Lanka in association with The Network of Social Democracy in Asia (SOCDEM Asia) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) is jointly organizing the 1st South Asian Social Democracy
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*First published in The Kathmandu Post. Published with the permission of the author. In a liberal democracy, the focus is more on freedom than equality. Social democracy, on the other hand, seeks to create a
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The Network will be organizing its 3rd Regional Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia from the 19-22 October, 2010. The Conference this time is entitled, “Growth, Social Balance and Sustainability: Perspective for Social Democratic Economic Policies in
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A statement by Lim Guan Eng, Secretary General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia DAP strongly condemns a plan by a Christian pastor in the United States to burn
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Together with the Filipino people, Akbayan party condemns in the strongest terms possible the ill-fated hostage-taking incident perpetuated by a former Philippine National Police officer at the Quirino Granstand which caused the death of 11
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Welcoming address by Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng at International Integrity Conference 2010 in Eastin Hotel, Penang, Malaysia on Saturday, 7th August 2010: Good governance has been described as how public institutions conduct
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An event by our friends in Penang, Malaysia – the Good Governance and Gender Equality Society of Penang. Check out their website for more information.
The Network of Social Democracy in Asia would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to President Benigno Aquino III for his successful inauguration as the 15th President of the Republic of Philippines. The new President
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Statement issued by a member of the Network’s Steering Committee and Malaysian lawmaker, Liew Chin Tong, MP: Source: www.liewchintong.com If there is a figure in recent South East Asian history who represents the inextinguishable struggle
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(Source: The Jakarta Post) by Ivan A Hadar According to government official data, the Jakarta groundwater condition now is very severe. It is estimated, that in the next 15 years, Jakarta will have a water
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