Tag: Politics
Malaysia faces crucial graft test as Najib’s first 1MDB verdict looms
Prosecutors allege more than $1 billion made its way into his personal accounts
Duterte delivers State of the Nation address as anger snowballs over...
Govt’s capacity to create a mess of policy is matched only by its enthusiasm to blame vulnerable citizens for their plight and crackdown on critics
UN poverty report on Malaysia falls on deaf ears
Envoy accuses Malaysian govt of ‘statistical sleight of hand’ in claiming it has a poverty rate of 0.4 percent
Taiwan prelate confident Beijing talks won’t affect Taipei-Vatican ties
The Holy See is the only European state that acknowledges Taiwan as a country
Manila bishop dares govt to sue Philippine Catholic Church leaders
Chief presidential legal counsel has accused bishops of violating separation of church and state
Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties
Being designated a ‘politically exposed person’ can make it more difficult or altogether prevent someone from accessing banking services
Al Jazeera report prompts further govt attacks on migrants in Malaysia
Documentary on immigration raids during lockdown opens up a wider debate on xenophobia and an impending employment crisis in the country
South Korea revokes licenses of leaflet-sending anti-North groups
North Korean defectors have for years sent anti-North Korea leaflets, along with food, medicine, $1 bills, mini radios and other items into North Korea
Duterte’s anti-terror law unites fractious Philippine opposition
Several religious leaders are trying to help unite Philippines’ fractious political opposition
Treating the sick as the enemy in the Philippines
The Duterte government, with its allergy to accountability systems, naturally blames the victims of its failures
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