OF KING, SEX, & ABDICATION
Sultan Mohammad V could have diffused the controversy if he had taken the path of another Constitutional Monarch, England’s King Edward VIII who abdicated in 1936 and walked into the horizon for “love.”
FORSEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING IN LONDON
The meeting takes place to plan for the official launch of FORSEA which will be marked by a grand conference on February 16, 2019, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FORSEA’s VIEW: MALAYSIA AS A BEACON FOR CHANGE
"The most important things that Tun Mahathir brought about through the victory is this positiveness and aspiration for a freer Society"
IN PROTEST: MAUNG ZARNI NOT TO SPEAK AT 5TH GLOBAL CHINA DIALOGUE AT BRITISH ACADEMY
In Protest of China’s detention of 1 million Uyghurs in Xinjing, Dr Maung Zarni elects to cancel speech at the 5th Global China Dialogue on Governance for Global Justice.
FORSEA BOARD MEMBERS
As members of the Managing Board of FORSEA, Southeast Asian democrats and rights campaigners, we are committed to making our region – and the world at large – just, fair, democratic and ecologically conscious.
CHARTERS
The FORSEA Board Members share a firm commitment to promote a democratic ethos among the future generations across Southeast Asia. Read more in the FORSEA Charter.
THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF FORSEA
On February 16, 2019, at FORSEA'S official launch in Kuala Lumpur, we will welcome the reformist Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Mahathir Mohamad as keynote speaker.
INTERVIEW WITH NOAM CHOMSKY
In this rare video interview, Professor Noam Chomsky, speaks on the political situation in Thailand, the monarchy, the military in politics, and the draconian lèse-majesté law in the country.
THE SECOND FORSEA RETREAT
The second FORSEA gathering will be held at the historic city of Bandung, Indonesia, which was host of the historic Bandung conference in 1955.
THE INAUGURAL FORSEA RETREAT
The first FORSEA retreat took place in Paris in July 2018. Activists, intellectuals and creatives gathered to discuss how to weaken dictatorships in Southeast Asia.