Freedom barometer Freedom barometer The Freedom Barometer is an attempt by the Southeast and East Asian regional office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty to measure the degree of freedom in Asian countries from a liberal perspective. Covering the countries of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) as well as the countries of East Asia (China, Japan, North and South Korea and Taiwan), the Freedom Barometer examines the most dynamic economic region of the world. It captures the notion of freedom in a three-pronged way by assessing political, legal and economic rights. There
1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games The 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games officially known as the 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 14 to 21 December 1965 with 14 sports featured in the games. Originally to be hosted by Laos, the third edition of the games was hosted by Malaysia after the former was not able to honour its hosting commitment citing financial difficulties and would later known to have hosted the 2009 Southeast Asian Games decades later. Two years earlier, the third SEAP Games was cancelled as Cambodia pulled