Tag: Politics
Communism no match for race in Malaysia
A symbolic act of ideology tears open the wrong wound in a country where skin color is the political currency
India citizenship law protests spread across campuses
New law based on religion is in conflict with the country's founding as a secular republic, critics say
Malaysian police draw thin blue line in the sand over reform
Govt failure to table a key bill for civilian oversight of the police is another setback for transparency and basic human rights
Muslim-excluding amendment to India’s citizenship bill an ‘attack on the Constitution’
Bill seeks to grant citizenship only to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan
Former Malaysian PM Najib takes stand in 1MDB scandal-linked trial
In the witness box, Najib read out his written testimony which was 243 pages long
Protests set for all week in Hong Kong’s business district
One protester said his advertising agency had closed for the week in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement
Murderous times
Survey after survey, a majority of Filipinos — even those who support the drug war in principle — have expressed fear about summary killings
Demokrat Hong Kong mengalahkan kandidat pro-Beijing
Setelah protes selama berbulan-bulan di Hong Kong, sebuah pemilihan dengan jumlah pemilih memberikan kemenangan besar bagi kandidat distrik lokal yang pro-demokrasi, memberikan teka-teki baru...
Hong Kong democrats rout pro-Beijing candidates
After months of protests in Hong Kong, an election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a...
Philippines’ drug ‘czarina’ under attack
Maria Leonor Robredo has sent jitters up and down govt hierarchy by launching a review of the methods used in anti-drug campaign
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