Malaysia’s outrage over cultural sensibilities is the new normal in politics
There is a growing tendency among Malaysians to express outrage over things that hurt their cultural sensibilities.
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Is cinema India’s new political battleground? Modi-backed Article 370 film stirs Kashmiri outrage
Critics warn the government is increasingly “endorsing cinema for political gain”, while some from Kashmir accuse authorities of “normalising” false narratives.
Philippine Maoist rebels dismiss Manila’s goal of ending insurgency by 2025, say they are ready to keep fighting
Rebel leaders say the insurgency is growing stronger, contrary to the government’s claims.
Feds accuse alleged Japanese crime boss of conspiring to traffic nuclear material
NEW YORK (AP) — A leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it to make nuclear weapons, U.S. prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
U.S. charges Japanese crime leader with nuclear materials trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons, the Justice Department said.
US charges yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa over bid to sell nuclear material
US authorities said on Wednesday that they had charged a member of the Japanese yakuza criminal underworld with handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal.
New Pakistan PM's foreign policy must focus on trade, not insurgents
Salman Rafi Sheikh is assistant professor of politics at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Its Forces Depleted, Myanmar Junta Says It Will Enforce a Military Draft
For more than three years, Myanmar’s biggest cities have remained under the unyielding grip of the military junta. But the streets of places like Yangon were uncharacteristically quiet Monday evening as a sense of fear pervaded the country.