Rohingya asylum seekers are being returned to Burma, which they fled after having endured violent persecution and sectarian bloodshed
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Penguin India Issues Statement on ‘The Hindus’ Recall
Publisher says it has a “moral responsibility” to protect its employees from threats and harassment
This is Why the Word ‘Ferrari’ is Sometimes a Banned Search Term in China
Another fatal crash in Beijing raises the specter of wealthy excess
Indian Lawmaker Unleashes Pepper Spray in Parliament
Lawmakers suspended in scuffle
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trials Are a Shocking Failure
Hearings into an appalling genocide have seen just five indictments and only one conviction in eight years at a cost of some $200 million
This is the Extreme Right Wing Japanese Politician Who Has a Lot of People Worried
Toshio Tamogami lost the race for the Tokyo governorship, but his strong showing has galvanized the country’s ultra-nationalists
Better Late Than Never: Obama Plans Asia Trip After No-Show
But he does so at a time when the ‘Asia pivot’ seems to have lost some of its punch
Thai Constitutional Court Hands PM Yingluck a Surprise Lifeline
Court upholds snap election results, but dismisses government petition as well
Liberal India Feels Under Threat After Publisher Pledges to Pulp The Hindus
The ability of vocal religious groups, litigants and politicians to threaten publishers has many Indians worried
Thousands Marry in South Korean Mass Wedding
More than 2,000 couples wed at the global headquarters of the Unification Church
Chinese Police Arrest Man for Spreading Bird Flu ‘Panic’
Rumors abound on social media sites as state press seeks to calm nerves
In Bangladesh, Charging of Garment Factory Owner Spurs Hope of New Era of Accountability
The Tazreen factory fire claimed at least 112 lives in November 2012, and thanks to international pressure the building’s owner is finally behind bars awaiting trial
Got What It Takes to Be a Corrupt Chinese Official? Take This Quiz to Find Out
Scholar interviews 47 Chinese prisoners and analyzed the results of 200 surveys to get a better sense of what leads officials astray