Malaysia PM Mahathir wants Asean to help disaster-struck Indonesia, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Malaysia PM Mahathir wants Asean to help disaster-struck Indonesia, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: PUTRAJAYA (BERNAMA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Oct 4) the Asean  Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) has a major role to play in coordinating and extending assistance and support to Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi last week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Filipinos feeling pain of sharp price hikes, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Filipinos feeling pain of sharp price hikes, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: MANILA • As prices of everything from oil to rice soar in the Philippines, Ms Maria De Guzman has scrambled to adjust. Her food bill has jumped 60 per cent over the last year and now represents about half of monthly living expenses, prompting her family to scrimp on movies and even drive their car less.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Nominated to Also Serve as President

Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Nominated to Also Serve as President: Nguyen Phu Trong would be the first since Ho Chi Minh to hold both jobs at the same time.

Former Myanmar Government Minister Calls For Retrial of Jailed Reuters Reporters

Former Myanmar Government Minister Calls For Retrial of Jailed Reuters Reporters: Ye Htut says the case against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo was handled incorrectly.

Cries for Help Give Way to Silence: After the Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami - The New York Times

Cries for Help Give Way to Silence: After the Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami - The New York Times: A week after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and a 20-foot tsunami devastated the island of Sulawesi, urgent calls for help have eerily stilled.

Ma’ruf Amin and the inclusion–moderation thesis - New Mandala

Ma’ruf Amin and the inclusion–moderation thesis - New Mandala: Would high political office discipline Ma’ruf Amin’s conservatism, or would his conservatism influence government policy?

'We won't give up': Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement keeps fighting on

'We won't give up': Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement keeps fighting on: FRIDAY marked four years since tens of thousands of young people took to the streets of Hong Kong to demand authorities listen to their pleas for universal suffrage in the former British colony.

How to attract Indian tourists, Singapore-style

How to attract Indian tourists, Singapore-style: ACKNOWLEDGING that Indian tourists are its "third largest visitor arrival contributor" last year, the island city-state of Singapore is ramping up efforts to keep them coming.

Indonesian soldiers told to shoot looters in disaster-struck Sulawesi

Indonesian soldiers told to shoot looters in disaster-struck Sulawesi: The earthquake and Tsunami that struck Indonesia's seaside city of Palu has prompted widespread looting with soldiers told to shoot those caught raiding shops

Singaporean firms embarking on a global acquisition spree, with one eye on the US-China trade war | South China Morning Post

Singaporean firms embarking on a global acquisition spree, with one eye on the US-China trade war | South China Morning Post: Firms from Singapore have been involved in 68 acquisitions of Chinese companies so far this year and the volume of transactions jumped from US$3.8 billion the same period of 2017 to US$19.5 billion

Makansutra founder slams NTUC for trying to monopolise and profiteer from hawker industry | The Independent

Makansutra founder slams NTUC for trying to monopolise and profiteer from hawker industry | The Independent: Earlier last month, NTUC Enterprise and local food court operator Kopitiam announced that NTUC would acquire Kopitiam Investment and its subsidiaries

New Malaysia is not what Mahathir, Anwar, Guan Eng, Sabu or myself individually want, but what Malaysians inside the country and worldwide Malaysian Diaspora want « Lim Kit Siang

New Malaysia is not what Mahathir, Anwar, Guan Eng, Sabu or myself individually want, but what Malaysians inside the country and worldwide Malaysian Diaspora want « Lim Kit Siang: Julia Yeow of The Malaysian Insight has described it well: “Not quite Malaysia Baru, but never again Malaysia Lama”!

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Sitting during Myanmar national anthem punishable by 3 years in prison | Coconuts Yangon

Sitting during Myanmar national anthem punishable by 3 years in prison | Coconuts Yangon: Sitting while the Myanmar national anthem is played in cinemas is illegal, and those who do it will face a prison sentence of up three years .

Death of a Politician and Life-Long Fighter of Ethnic Mon Rights

Death of a Politician and Life-Long Fighter of Ethnic Mon Rights: During his lifetime, Nai Ngwe Thein fought for democracy and rights for his ethnic Mon people under four generations of military dictatorship, undeterred by four prison sentences.

Burma Army drones and new strategic road instil fear among IDPs on Shan-Thai border

Burma Army drones and new strategic road instil fear among IDPs on Shan-Thai border: Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF)

Suu Kyi, Military Chief, EAO Leaders to Sit Down Together This Month

Suu Kyi, Military Chief, EAO Leaders to Sit Down Together This Month: Meeting aims to resolve key deadlocks facing peace process, Arakan Liberation Party says

Palu earthquake and tsunami swept away some of Indonesia’s most important human rights activism

Palu earthquake and tsunami swept away some of Indonesia’s most important human rights activism: Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, recently devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, is a trailblazing city with progressive human rights initiatives.

Malam di Gunung Sahari, Penangkapan Keluarga CC PKI Njoto - News - Suara.Com

Malam di Gunung Sahari, Penangkapan Keluarga CC PKI Njoto - News - Suara.Com: Masih banyak yang sinis ketika mereka tahu saya putri Njoto.

‘I’m too tired to cry’: The Laotian girls who are kidnapped to become child brides - The Lily

‘I’m too tired to cry’: The Laotian girls who are kidnapped to become child brides - The Lily: ‘I didn’t want this for my daughters. I wanted them to have a future’

China says Rohingya issue should not be 'internationalized' | Reuters

China says Rohingya issue should not be 'internationalized' | Reuters: The Rohingya issue should not be complicated, expanded or "internationalized", China's top diplomat said, as the United Nations prepares to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar.

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn | TheHill

National Council of Churches calls for Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn | TheHill: The nation’s largest coalition of Christian churches on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court.

Climate scientists are struggling to find the right words for very bad news - The Washington Post

Climate scientists are struggling to find the right words for very bad news - The Washington Post: A much-awaited report from the U.N.'s top climate science panel shows a dramatic gap between professed goals and where the planet currently stands.

India under fire as it deports Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar - BBC News

India under fire as it deports Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar - BBC News: India deports seven Rohingya men to Myanmar, despite appeals that doing so puts them at risk.

Yale roommate: Kavanaugh lied about drinking | TheHill

Yale roommate: Kavanaugh lied about drinking | TheHill: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s freshman-year roommate is accusing Kavanaugh of lying under oath about his college drinking habits.

With a Transformed Judiciary in Sight, McConnell ‘Will Not Be Intimidated’ - The New York Times

With a Transformed Judiciary in Sight, McConnell ‘Will Not Be Intimidated’ - The New York Times: But Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, knows he may take the blame from President Trump and conservatives if the Senate does not confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

‘Unfathomable’: More than 1,200 law professors sign letter opposing Kavanaugh’s confirmation - The Washington Post

‘Unfathomable’: More than 1,200 law professors sign letter opposing Kavanaugh’s confirmation - The Washington Post: Hundreds of law professors at schools across the country signed a letter to the Senate expressing their view that Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, had displayed a lack of judicial temperament that would be disqualifying for any court.

What Anwar Ibrahim's future premiership means for Asia and the globe

What Anwar Ibrahim's future premiership means for Asia and the globe: MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister-in-waiting and former political prisoner, Anwar Ibrahim, is expected to cruise his way into victory in an upcoming by-election, taking him a step closer to realising his decades-long ambition of taking office.

Could a better tsunami warning system have saved lives in Sulawesi?

Could a better tsunami warning system have saved lives in Sulawesi?: THE death toll from the magnitude 7.5 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck near Palu, Indonesia, on Friday evening continues to rise, with several regions yet to be reached by rescue teams.

Xinjiang Authorities Shutter Popular Restaurant Seen to Promote Uyghur Cultural Identity

Xinjiang Authorities Shutter Popular Restaurant Seen to Promote Uyghur Cultural Identity: The owners had perceived ties to a Uyghur education fund and are related to a prominent Muslim scholar.

Could English-language radio station BFM 89.9 be voice of Malaysia? | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post

Could English-language radio station BFM 89.9 be voice of Malaysia? | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post: While legacy media are slashing staff, this talk-radio station is on the cusp of national expansion as its openness to debate and diversity proves tantalising fare for audiences hungry for intelligent content