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Malaysia is heading toward an early general election, but few are optimistic that a change in leadership will actually lead ...
Malaysia is heading toward an early general election, but few are optimistic that a change in leadership will actually lead ...
The endless jockeying for political power has left Pakistan’s economy in shambles and its people fighting for survival.
As the country flirts with the idea to extend the presidential term limit to 15 years, it drifts closer to ...
The war in Ukraine has India walking a tightrope in dealing with Russia and Western powers.
The pandemic briefly paused Singapore’s executions of convicts. This year, though, the country resumed carrying out death penalties.
Decades after the bloody conflict in Aceh, the survivors are still left with wounds that continue to fester.
Hate crimes are on a precipitous rise in the United States, and Asian Americans are increasingly becoming the targets.
Vietnam has never been keen on having non-profits around. Now it has made it even more difficult for such groups ...
The authorities in the island city-state went hammer and tongs against its perceived critics in 2021. Still, there were a ...
The religious in one of Asia’s predominantly Christian countries, the Philippines, may be among the most persecuted in the world.
Read moreRights advocates argue that including ‘gender apartheid’ in international legal frameworks may help make the Taliban accountable for their oppressive...
Read moreA new report reveals the predatory side of microfinance institutions, whose less than ethical ways of lending have led to...
Read moreAs some countries in South Asia prepare for elections, their respective religious minorities brace themselves for trouble ahead.
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