Ripped from the Headlines

October 9, 2017
Unlike previous presidential elections, Singapore’s elections this year had an additional stipulation – all candidates must be Malay. Article 19B of the Singapore...
October 8, 2017
Continuing the theme of female Muslims in modernity, this article reports on a collaboration between a Bruneian princess and a Malaysian entrepreneur that culminated in a...
October 8, 2017
In Nhan Dan's article "Canon Vietnam builds kindergarten in mountainous province," the author writes that through the Canon Friendship School Chain Project,...
October 8, 2017
In this article, Reuters illustrates the means through which female Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia (again, evidence of a regional, not merely national, trend) partake in...
October 8, 2017
In VietNam Net Bridge's article "Vietnam urged to reform IT training amid demand for workers," the author briefly discusses the issue of insufficient educated...
The people, who attend the first rehearsal of the royal procession, raise the portrait of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej over their heads with tear in their eyes, as the royal chariot is passing yesterday.
October 8, 2017
This article from The Nation, an English-language newspaper in Thailand, describes the reaction to the rehearsal of the Royal Cremation procession of the late King Bhumibol...
October 7, 2017
In Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskander has set aside Wednesdays as an "Open Day", in which he is briefed by aides and experts on developments in his state. His...

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