Tag: Politics
Rural poor lose as politics sours Malaysia’s digital dreams
Minister U-turns on mobile communications awards, amid accusations of cronyism and lack of transparency
ASEAN leaders urged to address rights concerns as regional summit starts
Leaders told that COVID-19 crisis has revealed major weaknesses and inequalities in governance systems
Defectors prepare packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions
North Korean regime says such activities are an insult to the dignity of their supreme leader
North Korea blows up liaison office on its side of border...
Inter-Korean liaison office was established in 2018 as part of a series of projects aimed at reducing tensions between the two Koreas
North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South
Pyongyang is manufacturing a crisis and bullying Seoul to get what it wants, says senior International Crisis Group advisor
Refusing to be gagged, Myanmar journalists work from shadows
Editor in hiding asks: Without media, how can democracy survive?
Malaysian govt cracks down on dissenters
Authorities dust off a forgotten piece of legislation to bring critics to heel, as govt tries to cement grip on power
Malaysian authorities resume ‘rights-abusing practices’ of the past
Malaysians should be able to criticize their govt without fear of facing police questioning and possible criminal charges, rights group says
Malaysia’s 1MDB corruption: Prospects for justice fade
Stepson of former prime minister on trial for looting state funds cuts a deal in a saga with more twists than a John Grisham novel
Philippines’ new anti-terror law Duterte’s shield from accountability
Anti-terror law aims to preempt the buildup of a huge protest movement that could possibly coalesce the country’s fractious opposition
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