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Once centres of hope, political parties are dying
News, John Lloyd, Published on 03/01/2018
» There's little difficulty in showing that some of the most venerable political parties of the democratic world may be facing terminal crises. The difficulty is in determining if government by a party or parties -- the sustaining base of administrations the democratic world over -- can last.
Three get life, jail terms for Pattani unrest
Maluding Deeto, Published on 04/01/2018
» PATTANI: A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing three soldiers while two others got four years each for inciting unrest and separatism in three separate cases.
Gunmen kill 13 in Senegal's Casamance region - army
Reuters, Published on 07/01/2018
» DAKAR: Gunmen shot dead 13 people and wounded seven others on Saturday in the forest of Senegal's southern region of Casamance, the army said.
China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries.
Indonesia stock exchange floor collapses, 75 hurt
AFP, Published on 16/01/2018
» JAKARTA: At least 75 people were injured Monday when a mezzanine floor at Indonesia's stock exchange building collapsed into the lobby, police said.
'Safe house' to pave way for safety zones
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/01/2018
» Authorities plan to open a "safe house" in the restive South to pave the way for safety zones and help oversee long-term solutions to the long-running insurgency in the Muslim-dominated region.
Indonesia sends military to help fight health crisis in Papua
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is deploying military paramedics to carry food and vaccines to a remote part of its easternmost province of Papua, where reports say at least 61 infants died from malnutrition and diseases such as measles.
Indonesian police attack, force haircuts on transgenders
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police forcibly cut the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear male clothing, authorities said Monday, amid a crackdown on the LGBT community in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation.
'Headless' insurgents meet in haste
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 01/02/2018
» The Patani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), an insurgent movement in the deep South, is still struggling to pick a replacement for former president Kamae Yuso who passed away on Oct 25, a source said.
Aceh rally defends persecution of trans women
The Associated Press, Published on 02/02/2018
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Muslims in conservative Aceh province are protesting against an investigation into local police who rounded up and publicly humiliated transgender women.