Socialist International

26 Jun 2012

It's 7.30am and Chuluun Ganhuyag is standing in Sukhbaatar Square, limbering up in a tight-fitting black Adidas tracksuit.

Migrant worker dispute resolved

20 Dec 2011

The Labour Advisory Board is expected to resume processing applications under a work scheme as early as today, after employee representatives agreed to end a boycott that has lasted since late...

Political parties find it difficult to mature

21 Mar 2011

It is perhaps unsurprising that in a city where the political structure's space for genuine public participation does not match the people's education levels, affluence and political awareness,...

New 'Labour Party' to balance 'right-wing' Democratic Party

16 Mar 2011

Another political party is in the making.

As if Hong Kong does not have enough parties and splinter groups of late, a group of old-time unionists and social democrats are setting up...

Year of ugly politics

7 Feb 2011

If we look at how, within months, this city saw the birth of three political organisations, we can be sure that the Year of the Rabbit will be a big year for Hong Kong politics.

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Hong Kong 'labour party' could be on horizon, but who will vote for it?

For more than a decade, pan-democrat politicians have considered grouping together the several independent trade unions to back a political party representing workers that would run for seats in...

Political golden girl quits amid romantic intrigue

Malaysia's youngest lawmaker, who rose to become one of the most prominent opposition members thanks to her fiery oratory and attractive looks, has decided to quit in a move laced with political...

Striking a reasonable balance

The establishment of the Civic Party has generated considerable discussion on the relationship between political parties and various social classes.

Unionist floats idea for a labour party

A new middle-of-the-road labour party should be formed to push for gradual democratic change while still being able to communicate with the central government and upholding workers' rights, a pro-...

ADPL aims to bolster grass-roots support

The middle-of-the-road, pro-democracy Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood plans to field about 40 members in district council elections next year in a bid to strengthen grass-roots...

'There are more parallels to the Indonesian situation here than you would think'

With only a few days left before East Timor goes to the polls, a long line of trucks and motorcycles rolled along Dili's palm-fringed waterfont yesterday in an attempt to rally support for the...