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  • The country's former External Affairs Ministry spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin

    INDIA, 2015/09/30 India has appointed new envoys to China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, Britain and the United Nations, in a major rejig at the External Affairs Ministry. Vijay Gokhale, India's envoy in Germany, has been named as the new ambassador to China. He will take over from incumbent Ashok Kantha in Beijing, sources said Friday.
  • Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien

    SINGAPORE, 2015/09/28 Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday announced a new cabinet, inclunding newly- introduced coordinating ministers, and the new government will be sworn in on Thursday. The reshuffle came next the ruling People's Action Party won a general election on Sept. 12 with a landslide victory. "It's an urgent task. We don't have the luxury of time," said PM Lee at a press conference, "I have given heavy responsibilities to the next generation of leaders. They will be stretched and tested. By the end of this term, we must have a new team ready to take over from me."
  • Sri Lanka’s Elections: Rajapaksa Tries a Comeback

    SRI LANKA, 2015/08/30
  • Maldives: A Return to Religious Conservatism

    MALDIVES, 2015/08/30 As Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen completed three months in office on February 17, one could not help but notice the Indian Ocean archipelago’s return to religious conservatism and its growing engagement with China. The Maldives, a string of 1,192 islands, has made several moves to cement the supremacy of Sunni Islam since Yameen was sworn in as president in November 2013.
  • Parliamentary elections will be held in Kyrgyzstan on October 4 this year by the president's decree.

    KYRGYZSTAN, 2015/07/28 Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambayev has signed an executive order on July 25, ordering the Central Election Commission "to ensure that the election is free, equitable, and transparent in accordance with the country’s law," reported Trend. Atambayev instructed the government to allocate the necessary funds to prepare for and conduct the election. The president as well calls for the government to take required measures to ensure the citizens’ rights and freedoms, and protect public order and security during the voting process.
  • PM's resignation not to delay Kyrgyzstan’s integration into EEU

    KYRGYZSTAN, 2015/04/25 Kyrgyz Prime Minister Joomart Otorbaev’s resignation has sparked speculations that the country's integration into the Eurasian Economic Union will be delayed. Though there were some rumors about his resignation at the end of last year, it was assumed that Otorbaev would remain in his position until May 8, the date scheduled for the signing of documents confirming Kyrgyztan's membership in the EEU. Kyrgyzstan has signed an accession agreement to join the Russian-led Eurasia EEU last December, aiming to join the organization in May 2015. Jyldyzkan Joldoshova, the leader of the Ata-Jurt parliamentary faction blamed Otorbayev for leaving his post before Kyrgyzstan could officially join the EEU, Kyrgyz media reported.
  • Kyrgyzstan’s premier resigns after a year of activity

    KYRGYZSTAN, 2015/04/24 Next a year of activity, Joomart Otorbaev, Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister announced his resignation even though lawmakers rated his activities for 2014 as satisfactory. Otorbaev announced his decision next he made a statement on the activity of the government for 2014 in a parliament session on April 23 , Kyrgyz media reported. “I thank you for rating the government's work satisfactory. No monopoly of power can exist in a democratic country. Therefore, the branch of government should be shaken again. That is why I am declaring my resignation,” he said.
  • Uzbekistan’s presidential election held at very high level

    UZBEKISTAN, 2015/03/30 Azerbaijani delegation observing the presidential election in Uzbekistan didn’t register any violation of law during the voting, Aydin Abbasov, a member of the delegation, an Azerbaijani MP, has told Trend. He said that currently the Azerbaijani delegation is at the polling stations in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. “We are continuously observing the election,” said Abbasov. “I can tell in all sincerity that the election is organized at a very high level, in line with the laws.”
  • Tajikistan’s ruling party wins parliament elections

    TAJIKISTAN , 2015/03/06 The ruling People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan won the parliamentary elections held on March 1. The People's Democratic Party, led by President Emomali Rahmon, won 65.2 % of vote, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the CEC. The other parties that overcame the five-% barrier were the Socialist Party, which received 5.5 % of the vote, the Agrarian Party with 11.8 % and the Economic Reform Party with 7.6 % of the vote. "The elections were free and democratic in accordance with the laws of Tajikistan. It was attended by 3,791,827 voters, representing 87.7 % of the total number of voters," said Shermuhammad Shohiyon, chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda at a press conference in Dushanba on March 2.
  • Tashkent, OSCE/ODIHR mull preparations for presidential election

    UZBEKISTAN, 2015/03/06 Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and Tana de Zulueta, the chief of the limited election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) discussed the relevant issues of cooperation in preparing and holding the presidential election. The sides said that the pre-election campaign, which has entered into the active phase, is being held under the conditions of democratic renewal and liberalization, political stability and economic development, interreligious and international peace and harmony in the country, according to the ministry’s statement.