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September 27, 2016
On September 23rd, a Dutch citizen was arrested and now faces the possibility of jail time after he allegedly unplugged an amplifier that was being used by Buddhist monks to...
September 27, 2016
Philippine boxing icon and neophyte senator Manny Paquiao recently delivered a privilege speech before the senate, advocating for the return of the death penalty. In the...
September 27, 2016
The Indonesian Killings of 1965-66 became news again last week, when activists urged the Indonesian government to publish the results of a 2-day symposium in April meant to...
September 27, 2016
A commission delegated with reviewing the office of the President of Singapore produced a recommendation that the position be held by a minority from "time to time....
September 27, 2016
Indonesia is a hot place. Yes, it is located in the tropics and is crossed by the equator, but more significantly, it is home to the world’s largest number of historically...
September 26, 2016
Andrew Budikusuma, a 24-year old of Chinese heritage who was brutally attacked for looking like "Ahok," the governor of Jakarta who is also of Chinese heritage, has...
September 26, 2016
The Indonesian government has expressed competing ideas about Chinese tourists: one, Chinese tourists are a huge market that Indonesia should continue to tap into (http://www...

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