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Shared faith key to boost Jakarta ties
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/05/2025
» YOGYAKARTA: Indonesia is seeking to strengthen bilateral ties with Thailand through cooperation in sustainable tourism and their shared Buddhist heritage, as the two nations look to spiritual and cultural diplomacy to uplift local communities and protect sacred sites.
Who is truly to blame for the crisis in Syria?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/03/2025
» 'They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs," explained an Alawite writer living in coastal Syria. "One way or another, this was going to happen."
Defrocked monk Yantra Amaro dies
News, Published on 11/03/2025
» Controversial sect monk, Yantra Amaro, has died at his California monastery at the age of 73.
Expelled sect monk Yantra dies aged 73
Online Reporters, Published on 10/03/2025
» Controversial sect monk Yantra Amaro has died at his California monastery at the age of 73.
Syria conference lays out post-Assad priorities, but Kurds not invited
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» DAMASCUS - A national dialogue conference held Tuesday in Damascus set out a path for the new Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad but did not receive support from Kurdish leaders, who were not invited.
Australian sect members guilty in girl’s death
Published on 29/01/2025
» The parents of a diabetic girl who died just shy of her ninth birthday and a dozen members of their religious sect were found guilty of manslaughter by an Australian court on Wednesday for withholding lifesaving medication.
14 Syrian police killed as unrest spreads
Published on 26/12/2024
» DAMASCUS - Syria’s new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed, vowing to pursue “remnants” of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government accused of the attack, state media reported.
Malaysia charges 22 linked to Islamic firm GISB with organised crime
Published on 23/10/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia charged 22 people linked to an Islamic conglomerate, including its chief executive, on Wednesday for organised crime, according to court documents and the company's lawyer.
Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
Malaysian CEO admits to some abuses at ‘horror’ houses
Published on 14/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and youths were allegedly sexually abused said there were “one or two” cases of sodomy at the shelters but he denied other allegations of misconduct.