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Indonesia’s Muslims worried about halal status of Covid-19 vaccines
Indonesia's Muslim are partly skeptical of Covid-19 vaccines
Indonesian Muslim clerics have expressed concerns that Covid-19 vaccines could...
Duterte fulfills promise and gives Muslim Mindanao wider autonomy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26 signed an autonomy law covering wider self-rule for Muslims in the south and was fulfilling is election...
US firms in Malaysia not amused about boycott action
Calls by some Malaysian politicians and Muslim activists to boycott Israel- and US-related products after US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the...
Myanmar’s hardline Buddhist monks unimpressed by ban
Myanmar's ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement despite a ban gathered in a Yangon monastery on May 27, just shortly after Myanmar's top Buddhist clergy...
Indonesia, Malaysia condemn Trump’s travel ban against Muslims
After US President Donald Trump's radical executive order to ban Muslims from certain countries from entering the US and extend vetting against others, outraged...
Indonesia: Fatwa bans Muslims from wearing Santa hats
In another religious bustle, Islamic clerics in Indonesia issued a fatwa that bans Muslims from wearing Santa Claus hats and other Christmas clothing, mainly...
Security increased for Suu Kyi after ISIS threat
The Myanmar government is stepping up security for State Counselor and Foreign Affairs Minister Aung San Suu Kyi after her name appeared on a...
Investors in Myanmar scared off by Buddhist nationalists
Myanmar's rising Buddhist nationalism is taking an economic turn. Qatar's Ooredoo, which is scheduled to launch its mobile-phone service in Myanmar this July, has...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...