Ripped from the Headlines

September 26, 2017
According to newspaper Nhan Dan's reporting, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan, Vietnam "wants to learn from Hungary's experience in...
September 3, 2017
The Saturday edition of the New York Times had a fun and interesting (and occasionally disturbing) article about three young Muslim girls who have started a heavy metal band...
August 24, 2017
On July 31st , 2017, The Cambodia Daily reported a case of mob beating in Kompong Thom province. The incident was egregious and messy. It occurred amid a wave of recurring...
October 9, 2016
Perhaps looking at budget is a good way to get a sense of the Duterte administration’s priorities. The Philippines Star reported back in August that Duterte’s P31 billion (...
October 9, 2016
GABRIELA, leftist women’s party of the Philippines, posted a press release (10/7 on their facebook page, 10/8 on their website) on their position re: the Duterte...
October 8, 2016
In my Ripped from the Headlines assignment, I'd like to look at ethnic conflict in Myanmar and the recent, tangible steps that have been taken to address the many...
October 8, 2016
I wanted to look at what impact, if any, the Panglong Peace Conference had on military-ethnic group relations. As expected, the issue is complicated. Less than a week after...

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