By Jun Mai & Choi Chi-yuk in South China Morning Post, Sept 19, 2017 The constitution of China’s Communist Party will be amended during the 19th party congress next month to include the political thoughts of President Xi Jinping, state media reported on Monday. Political analysts have long pondered how Xi’s political theories might be added to the charter, but the wait will soon be over, as the party’s 25-member politburo has already discussed a…
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report in Global Times, Sept 19, 2017 Liu Shanqiao, former chairman of the People’s Political Consultative Conference of central China’s Hubei Province, was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for corruption and violating the Party’s code of conduct. Liu acted against an investigation by the CPC and took bribes to help people gain promotions, said a statement by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). He failed…
Report in the South China Morning Post, Sept 19, 2017 A Japanese citizen was arrested in China on Monday on suspicion of spying, local media reported. The arrest was made in the port city of Dalian in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, which borders North Korea, the official Dalian Daily said in a report on its website. The suspect, Ken Higuchi, was being investigated by the Dalian City National Security Bureau on suspicion of spying against…
by Mo Chaudhury in Bdnews24.com, Sept 18, 2017 Absent any national refugee laws in Bangladesh, the legal status of the Rohingyas as foreigners impedes efforts to garner much needed international cooperation and financial assistance. Beyond this legal limbo, a viable Rohingya solution for Bangladesh rests on placing the Rohingya problem in the context of dynamics inside Myanmar and the geopolitical and economic interests of some large stakeholders. This piece proposes a Rohingya strategy for Bangladesh…
Report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 18, 2017 at 07:42 PM Ripon Chakma’s octogenarian parents were visiting the village of Manikjor Chhora in the southeast of Bangladesh for a religious ceremony when the arson attack took place in early June. Chakma’s parents survived, but an elderly neighbour, Gunamala Chakma, succumbed to the flames that engulfed her mud-walled home. Police said settler Bengalis, the majority ethnic group, set light to more than 200 homes and shops of…
by Fazlur Rahman Raju in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 18, 2017 at 07:16 PM An Awami League delegation, set to leave for Beijing next month, is preparing to urge the Chinese government to mount pressure on Myanmar to take back the Rohingya. The 19-member delegation will be in China from October 10 to October 27 and attend the 19th National Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC) upon invitation. The congress, during which a majority of…