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Australian Greens join protests against dams in Sarawak
By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Thu, May 23, 2013 9:20PM UTCFormer 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 UTCKUALA 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 UTCOne 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 UTCThe 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 UTCKUALA 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
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