Political Relationship

A mother struggling to rein in rebellious children

23 Jul 2005

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo likes to portray herself as the mother of the nation. So imagine for a moment that she is your mother.

5:44PM

Ma's overture fails to convince rival

21 Jul 2005

New KMT chief can't convince Speaker to serve as deputy

The new leader of Taiwan's biggest opposition party failed yesterday to persuade his defeated rival to serve as his deputy.

5:17PM

Hu congratulates Ma over election victory

18 Jul 2005

KMT sees message as friendly; media says it is a snub

President Hu Jintao yesterday congratulated Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou on his election as chairman of the Kuomintang, in what was...

4:40PM

Loyalties of new KMT chief are not clear-cut

17 Jul 2005

Touted by many as a future president, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou is one step closer to the goal. Yesterday, members of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, overwhelmingly chose him...

4:20PM

Tycoons gave $27m boost to Tsang

13 Jul 2005

Business networks used to pump up campaign coffers

Tycoons made full use of their business networks and associates to pump millions of dollars into Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's campaign...

3:14PM

Lover flees, says troops hold Arroyo case spy

13 Jul 2005

The military has been accused of holding hostage an intelligence officer, his family and one of his two mistresses to hush up its involvement in the wiretapping scandal engulfing President Gloria...

3:10PM

Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

Updated 4:14PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

Doubts electorate will widen in 2007

Democrat's result may deter Beijing, says James Tien

10:04AM

Malaysia's hounded press grapples with censors' shadow

International watchdogs are reporting a significant improvement in press freedom in Malaysia since the end of former authoritarian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's 22-year term as leader.

9:28AM

3 hours of tape paint damning picture

Election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano was allegedly the object of wiretapping in dozens of conversations covering three hours of tape.

8:57AM

A Goliath who can't be beaten

If anyone knows what it feels like to be flattened by a steamroller, it has to be Democratic Party leader Lee Wing-tat. Here is a man who wanted to stand up for a principle, but even as he was...

3:03AM

Cut the PR stunts and start campaigning, says Democrat

Chief executive candidate Lee Wing-tat has accused rival Donald Tsang Yam-kuen of running a PR show rather than an election campaign.

He criticised him for holding closed-door...

2:46AM

New-look DAB unveils leadership

Former democrat is selected as vice-chairman

A founding member of a pro-democracy group was elected as vice-chairman of the biggest pro-government party yesterday.

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