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Australian Greens join protests against dams in Sarawak

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Thu, May 23, 2013 9:20PM UTC

Former Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown flew to Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, this week to give his backing to a large group of local communities opposing the controversial mega dam projects in the region. More than 300 local indigenous people held a rally in Kuching amid the International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) biannual

Malaysian charged with sedition, more arrested, newspapers seized

By AP News Thu, May 23, 2013 12:59PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud. Opposition activists have staged numerous peaceful demonstrations since the May 5 general elections, which the

Southeast Asia’s forests: Development’s victims

By Graham Land Wed, May 22, 2013 6:22PM UTC

One of the world’s hotbeds of biodiversity, the forestland of Southeast Asia, is being sacrificed on the altar of development and global capitalism. A spate of all but unrestrained development projects across SE Asia – from Burma to Vietnam to Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos – is spelling doom for

Malaysia: An irreconcilable divide?

By Asia Sentinel Tue, May 21, 2013 9:36AM UTC

The outlook isn’t that good, writes Asia Sentinel’s Sunil Kukreja Never before have Malaysians ventured into such unchartered waters. The outcome of the May 5 general elections has revealed just how split and intensely divided the electorate in the country currently is, and it has set in motion a political and

Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects

By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013 5:53PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist acts. The verdict underlines the legal limits of a security law introduced last year to replace legislation that allowed indefinite detention without trial. Authorities