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Indonesian Muslims demand Ahmahdiyah be outlawed

By AP News Sun, Jul 31, 2011 1:45AM UTC View Comments

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of conservative Muslims have held a noisy but peaceful rally in Indonesia’s capital to demand the government outlaw an Islamic sect they consider heretical. Nearly 1,500 white-robed protesters gathered Saturday, days after a court sentenced 12 men to less than six months in jail for lynching three Ahmahdiyah sect members....

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Thousands to march in Hong Kong in annual rally

By AP News Fri, Jul 01, 2011 2:10PM UTC View Comments

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to take part in an annual march for democracy on Friday in the semiautonomous Chinese territory of Hong Kong. Since the former British colony was handed back to China on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong has largely retained its Western-style civil liberties, including press freedom and...

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Examining expat perceptions of Thai politics and the red shirts

By Siam Voices Fri, May 20, 2011 1:12AM UTC View Comments

By James Goyder This article is written partly as a response to one published byDan Waites on Asia Provocateur entitled Why Thailand’s sexpat community hates Thaksin Shinawatra. In his article Dan cites a statistic suggesting that 73.3% of Thai Visa (an internet forum popular with the expat community) members believe Thaksin should not be forgiven...

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