Burma’s Buddhist-Muslim violence is spreading to other parts of Southeast Asia
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Allah Means God, Unless You’re a Christian in Malaysia
Court decides only Muslims can use the term “Allah” in what critics say is an attempt to appease right-wing extremist supporters of embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak
Only Muslims Can Call God ‘Allah,’ Malaysian Court Says
Christians in Malaysia also call God ‘Allah’
‘Detention Without Trial’ Law Stokes Further Crackdown Fears in Malaysia
Critics say new crime-prevention legislation can be easily used for political ends
Internet Censorship Is Taking Root in Southeast Asia
Every time Le Anh Hung starts to write he thinks of his three young children. The 38-year-old has already been imprisoned twice for blogging about human rights and corruption from his home in Hanoi and lives half-expecting …
Crackdown: Malaysia Detains Opposition Figures, Raids Newspapers
The uproar over Malaysia’s disputed election shows few signs of abating after the government charged three outspoken opposition figures with sedition, an antiquated and much maligned law primarily used to quell dissent
Waging War at the Court of the Sultan of Sulu
The Sultan of Sulu’s Manila home lies in a poor Muslim neighborhood in the south of the Philippine capital. Its high walls are festooned with royal banners weighted down by repurposed plastic soda bottles. Advertisements for …
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The U.N. signs the first treaty to regulate the global arms trade, Malaysia will have a general election later this month, and the world’s poorest countries said they will commit to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions
Must-Reads from Around the World
Many Brazilian supermarkets will avoid meat from cattle raised in the Amazon, Malaysia – not China – is Asia’s top investor in Africa and Italian Supreme Court judges ruled that Amanda Knox should stand retrial for the death of …
Must-Reads from Around the World
On deck for Tuesday: Ahmadinejad’s videographer defects while filming the president’s trip in New York, Pussy Riot requests a later appeal date to change its lawyer, a billionaire edges toward presidency in Georgian elections, …
Universities Look East, Fueling Branch-Campus Boom
East Asia is fast becoming the world’s leading destination for branch campuses, raising questions about quality and control
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 13, 2012
Egypt’s president makes his move against the military, Germany mulls a referendum on the E.U. and Australia’s expert panel on asylum policy reports.
China’s Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea
China has declared its establishment of a municipal settlement on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea. The move, combined with an earlier announcement about the islands’ militarization, further raises tensions in this …