The Indonesian parliament voted Friday to scrap direct voting for regional leaders, despite protests by thousands of demonstrators. The move is seen as a revenge against president-elect and Jakarta governor Joko Widodo.
This week we mourn the death of two men with passion, review Taiwan’s latest food safety scandal, take a look at Sweden’s general election results, a Tibetan rally in Taipei and a Taiwan rally in New York.
We interview Tainan’s mayor Lai Ching-te about his vision for the city of Tainan, Taiwan’s old capital and historical center, as well as his views on how his party, the DPP, can be pragmatic when dealing with China.
Among the new challengers in this year’s midterm elections in Taiwan, small parties fresh from the Sunflower Movement are gearing up to fundamentally change the political landscape. What difficulties await them?
In a short program this week we tell you about how last week’s EU election results have everyone worried, as well as commemorative events for the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and Taiwan’s Taiyuan Uprising.