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(Catholic World News) – Police in Jakarta used tear gas to break up a boisterous rally of over 100,000 Muslims protesting against the governor of the Indonesian capital. Thousands of Indonesians protest against Jakarta's ethnic Chinese and Christian governor for insulting Quran verse pic.twitter.com/f24G9djfCG — 真回安然 ☪ (@ismaelan) November...
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(Helen Ang) – So, we are going Chinese. I think you all have read about it. (FAM: See our post on Malaysia & China’s recent defense deal) The news and commentaries about the whole thing are all over the place. No need for me to put the links here. Well,...
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Below is an excerpt from the blog of Zaid Ibrahim, former Law Minister in the Federal Government of Malaysia: (The Zaidgeist) – When I was involved in setting up an organisation for the defence of civil liberties (the organisation was never registered by the Registrar of Societies), I was...
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(FMT) – The mufti of (the Malaysian state of) Kelantan has added his voice to a clamour by religious officials for action against the sale of the “P.Ramly” pork burger. He said no one should advertise a product in such a way that a ‘haram’ product might appear to...
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(Original Editorial Published October 19, 2016) (The Nation) – The government and military will have to bear the blame if estranged Muslim community decides to take up arms. One can make a strong argument that the ongoing insurgent violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has been in the making for some...
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VIDEO BELOW: Leo Thanks Jho Low and Riza Aziz (2 min 16sec in), implicated (video link) in a Department of Justice Lawsuit Involving Alleged Embezzled Money Used to Produce Leo’s Award Winning “Wolf of Wall Street” Movie. (Yahoo) – A leading anti-corruption organisation is urging Leonardo DiCaprio to return earnings made...
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FAM: Southeast Asia Globe tells us how in Southeast Asia, there is a man who wants to win power by taking it out on some of the most vulnerable people in society. (Southeast Asia Globe) – In the short term, users may experience a euphoric energy burst, acute alertness and...
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In a press statement earlier this month, SUARAM, a human rights NGO based in Malaysia, dismissed the idea mooted by several elite members of Malaysian society to form a unity council that will “establish guidelines” for a “national recalibration”. The proposed council is the second incarnation of the first...
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FAM investigates the tangled web of corruption that is the Obama Department of Justice and the Malaysian government. See separate coverage on Leonardo di Caprio and the 1MDB Malaysian corruption scandal here. (Reuters) – Malaysia will sign a contract to purchase Littoral Mission Ships from China when Prime Minister Najib Razak...