Sep 15, 2018
Shops threatened with legal action over book about fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low | South China Morning Post
Shops threatened with legal action over book about fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low | South China Morning Post: Free speech campaigners say letters sent to booksellers are attempt to ‘short-circuit legal process’
The Sindhis of Shanghai: how an Indian diaspora cracked China | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post
The Sindhis of Shanghai: how an Indian diaspora cracked China | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: From the old Silk Road to the new one, there is one community of traders that has proved particularly successful. But then, perhaps they have an advantage: ‘Business runs in our genes’, they say
Lombok island suffers ‘extraordinary occurrence of malaria’ after series of earthquakes | South China Morning Post
Lombok island suffers ‘extraordinary occurrence of malaria’ after series of earthquakes | South China Morning Post: Officials fear efforts to rein in the disease will be complicated by the arrival of the rainy season next month, as malaria-carrying mosquitoes breed in pools of stagnant water
Cambodia: Free All Political Prisoners | Human Rights Watch
Cambodia: Free All Political Prisoners | Human Rights Watch: The Cambodian government should immediately and unconditionally release all those detained for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Urged to Drop Charges on All Political Prisoners
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Urged to Drop Charges on All Political Prisoners: Rights group, US embassy say recent conditional releases don’t go far enough.
Cambodian NGOs Reject Invitation to Regional Forum on Proposed Lao Dams
Cambodian NGOs Reject Invitation to Regional Forum on Proposed Lao Dams: They say their concerns were ignored by the Mekong River Commission, which is hosting the meeting.
Cambodian Villagers Protest Land Dispute Case in Sihanoukville Province
Cambodian Villagers Protest Land Dispute Case in Sihanoukville Province: Hundreds of residents contend that four people arrested for ‘violently occupying’ land are the rightful owners of the property.
Interview: ‘It Hurts my Heart to See my Children Cry For Their Mother’
Interview: ‘It Hurts my Heart to See my Children Cry For Their Mother’: The husband and mother of a Uyghur woman held in a political ‘re-education camp’ appeal for help in freeing her.
Vietnamese Court Upholds Democracy Advocate's 13-Year Sentence
Vietnamese Court Upholds Democracy Advocate's 13-Year Sentence: Nguyen Van Tuc, a member of the Brotherhood for Democracy, had criticized the government in writings online.
Dalai Lama Meets in the Netherlands With Sex Abuse Victims
Dalai Lama Meets in the Netherlands With Sex Abuse Victims: Western Buddhists say they were abused sexually or psychologically by their Tibetan religious teachers.
#MeToo in the Monastery: A Chinese Abbot’s Fall Stirs Questions on Buddhism’s Path - The New York Times
#MeToo in the Monastery: A Chinese Abbot’s Fall Stirs Questions on Buddhism’s Path - The New York Times: A charismatic rising star was China’s most important leader to be toppled by charges of sexual and financial misconduct.
Malaysia: Ex-PM Najib Razak’s lawyer in the dock for money laundering
Malaysia: Ex-PM Najib Razak’s lawyer in the dock for money laundering: The lawyer leading Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak's defence team is faced with money laundering and tax-related charges
Asian Games experience shows Indonesia cannot run from pollution woes
Asian Games experience shows Indonesia cannot run from pollution woes: Organisers of the Asian Games in Indonesia had been braced for the worst-case scenario: forest fires flaring up and shrouding Palembang, one of the host cities, in a thick, choking haze. Sure enough, air quality problems surfaced — but not in Palembang. Instead, it was in capital of Jakarta.
Brinkmanship or gamesmanship: Taiwan, China and an Olympic-sized feud
Brinkmanship or gamesmanship: Taiwan, China and an Olympic-sized feud: If the People's Republic of China sincerely wants to improve cross-strait relations and avoid provoking further expressions of Taiwanese nationalism, it would do well not to overlook this pride. The East Asian Youth Games incident should serve as a cautionary tale.
Call It by Its Name
Call It by Its Name: We have to name the crimes against the Rohingyas, Palestinians, and Kashmiris what they are: genocide, apartheid, and colonialism.
‘Illegal migration’ in Arakan: myths and numbers - New Mandala
‘Illegal migration’ in Arakan: myths and numbers - New Mandala: A look at historical census data yeilds little evidence of widespread illegal migration from Bangladesh.
‘The Current Government’s Machinery is More Like That of The Military Junta’: Interview
‘The Current Government’s Machinery is More Like That of The Military Junta’: Interview: Former Information Minister Ye Hut discusses the Rohingya issue, media freedom, the military, and the government of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.
Kyaw Hla Aung: “We are not from another land” - The Aurora prize
Kyaw Hla Aung: “We are not from another land” - The Aurora prize: 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung is a lawyer and Rohingya Leader from Myanmar. Despite being imprisoned for a collective 12 years for peaceful protests against systematic discrimination and violence, he uses his legal expertise to fight for equality, improvements in education and human rights for his community. Here he talks about his struggles and hopes.
BILLION DOLLAR WHALE by Tom Wright , Bradley Hope | Kirkus Reviews
BILLION DOLLAR WHALE by Tom Wright , Bradley Hope | Kirkus Reviews: Wall Street Journal reporters Wright and Hope tell the story of a massive international financial scandal they initially exposed in the newspaper in 2015, reporting that made them finalists for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize.
Philippines beyond cliches #4: America and development - New Mandala
Philippines beyond cliches #4: America and development - New Mandala: Do Filipinos really look to America for ideas about the 'good life'?
Cariño brutal: the politics of caring in Duterte’s Philippines - New Mandala
Cariño brutal: the politics of caring in Duterte’s Philippines - New Mandala: How does one channel an intimate politics of caring without reinforcing the practices of patronage and clientelism?
Malay anxiety, exclusion, and national unity - New Mandala
Malay anxiety, exclusion, and national unity - New Mandala: By drawing stricter boundaries between what is ‘Islamic’ and ‘un-Islamic’, and between who is ‘Malay’ and ‘non-Malay’, the anxiety about 'Malay unity' is addressed in a post-May 9 Malaysia.
‘I can’t breathe’: In sewage worker deaths, a new India confronts an old scourge - The Washington Post
‘I can’t breathe’: In sewage worker deaths, a new India confronts an old scourge - The Washington Post: Deadly incidents have raised questions about inequality and caste discrimination.
In Trump’s trade wars, China’s unexpected win: More friends - The Washington Post
In Trump’s trade wars, China’s unexpected win: More friends - The Washington Post: In recent years, China had disputes with the European Union, Japan, South Korea and others. Now it's making nice with them to find allies for its trade war against the United States.
Hurricane evacuees face long journeys, lengthy stays in search for safety - The Washington Post
Hurricane evacuees face long journeys, lengthy stays in search for safety - The Washington Post: By the time Florence bore down on the Carolinas on Friday, about 20,000 people had sought refuge at one of 200 Red Cross shelters across the region.
Manafort will cooperate with Mueller as part of guilty plea, prosecutor says - The Washington Post
Manafort will cooperate with Mueller as part of guilty plea, prosecutor says - The Washington Post: The plea from President Trump’s former campaign chairman gives the special counsel a key potential witness in the ongoing probe of the Trump campaign.
Petroleum Planning as State Building in Timor-Leste: The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology: Vol 0, No 0
Petroleum Planning as State Building in Timor-Leste: The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology: Vol 0, No 0: (2018). Petroleum Planning as State Building in Timor-Leste. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. Ahead of Print.
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