2017/04/13 |
OPINION: Indonesia’s Jokowi Fails to Abolish Abusive Sharia Laws
Political foot-dragging was missed opportunity to protect rights.
2017/04/01 |
Does China Have Itself to Blame for the Trans-Nationalisation of Uyghur Terrorism?
Uyghur terrorism is now a serious challenge for Beijing and may be a product of China’s own actions.
2017/03/31 |
India’s Foremost Female Crematorium Manager Is Breaking a Lot of Taboos
Praveena Solomon has befriended skeptical gravediggers and faced down claims she will become possessed.
2017/03/16 |
Caning for Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Mulled; North Korean Hacking Group Spreads; Duterte Impeachment Claim; China’s Cosmic Study
Asia Morning Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/15 |
Why Disney's 'Gay Moment' is Causing Hysteria in Singapore
The church's lack of acceptance has a very real impact on the mental health of LGBT people, writes Kirsten Han in Singapore.
2017/02/27 |
China and the Atheist Manifesto
A recent revision of a low-level administrative regulation aiming at maintaining social order stirred up a great controversy online in China.
2017/02/24 |
What’s Behind China's Rapprochement with the Vatican?
China has struggled to find a solution to the religious resurgence that has been growing since the 1990s.
2017/02/13 |
The Thai Occult Taking Hong Kong by Storm
The Thai amulet trade is growing in Hong Kong, making waves in China, and has factions in Singapore and Malaysia.
2017/02/11 |
Islamic Populism Won’t Reign in Indonesia: Scholar
Failure to create a cross-class alliance is why Islamic populism may fail in Indonesia.
2017/02/09 |
Hundreds Lashed in Indonesia under Sharia Law
Sharia laws are particularly harsh for women and the LGBT community.
2017/02/08 |
Beijing’s New Scorched-Earth Policy Against the Uighurs
The exacerbation of police state mechanisms has obviously failed to deter the growth of radicalism in the autonomous region
2017/01/13 |
Is Ma Ba Tha Really in Decline?
Despite suffering a series of grave blows, an ’emotional story’ keeps the controversial Buddhist group active and influential in Myanmar, Dinith Adikari writes.
2017/01/10 |
Visiting Disney World is the Modern Version of Making a Medieval Pilgrimage
Most Disney patrons would probably call their trip a vacation, but that is not the case to some anthropologists, religious studies experts, and art historians.
2017/01/09 |
Vigilantes to Spray Paint Women who don't 'Cover Up'
"Advance Warning to Hindu Female Patrons coming to Thaipusam festival, beware of being sprayed with aerosol paint if found inappropriate dressed," the warning on the Facebook page of Thaipusam Spraying Group reads.
2017/01/08 |
Religious Freedom on Trial in Indonesia
For a country that has claimed to be a tolerant and moderate Muslim-majority democracy, the Ahok blasphemy allegation signals a regression in religious freedom and the rights of minorities.
2016/12/15 |
Taiwan’s Struggle Over Marriage Equality Intensifies
The battleground moves to Taichung.
