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Temple graft must stop
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2023
» The recent violent confrontation at Bang Khlan Temple in Pichit province was caused by one thing and one thing only: money. Last month, clerics, divided into two factions, protested in front of the famous temple.
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Nationalist Israelis plan new Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» JERUSALEM: With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem's Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
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'Abusing scripture': The rise of Kenya's Christian cults
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» NAIROBI - "Jesus told me that the work he gave me had come to an end," said Kenyan self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, explaining his 2019 decision to close the Good News International Church.
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Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» KABUL - The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered a nationwide ban on university education for females, as the hardline Islamists continue to crush Afghan women’s right to education and freedom.
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Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws; Indonesia urged to look other way
Published on 24/08/2022
» Indonesia’s top Islamic scholars have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant.
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Men of cloth, not paper
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2022
» The latest case of embezzlement at Wat Bowon Niwet Vihara in Bangkok and its branches upcountry should send alarm bells ringing about an existing flaw in the way Buddhist temples are financially managed.
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Indonesia starts testing homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans
AFP, Published on 09/02/2022
» Indonesia began testing a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases.
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Ultraconservative tipped to win as Iran elects president
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» TEHRAN - Iranian voters go to the polls Friday in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory over his vetted rivals.
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Indonesian businesses join jab drive
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/03/2021
» More than 9,000 private companies in Indonesia are gearing up to inoculate their employees and their family members in a bid to revive productivity that has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Pope Francis to meet top cleric Sistani on second day in Iraq
AFP, Published on 06/03/2021
» NAJAF (IRAQ) - Pope Francis begins the second day of his historic Iraq visit on Saturday with an extraordinary meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the top authority for the country's Shiite Muslims.
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