New Mandala

One possible, and highly speculative, scenario is that on his deathbed, the [Thai] king could skip his son and appoint the princess or one of his grandchildren. In any case, the last thing troubled Thailand needs is to add to the violent political confrontations taking place in the street a power struggle inside the royal [...]

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In 2010, as ASEAN celebrated the 43rd year of its existence as a regional organisation, signs of its division became increasingly manifest. Despite repeated urging for members to move towards the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015, it is becoming obvious that most of the mainland Southeast Asian states (CLMV) see their political and economic futures [...]

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In news just to hand, it looks like this campaign has already netted one big fish.

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There is consensus that Islam in Malaysia is politicised and it is bringing disastrous consequences to Malaysia. In the latest politicization of Islam, UMNO is doing its best to raise its Islamic credentials both domestic and internationally, while seeking to undermine Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the opposition, and Malaysia’s most prominent Muslim. Amrita Malhi illustrates perfectly, through this article in Inside [...]

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