South East Asia
Indonesia: Senior intelligence official charged with murder
By Oscar Grenfell, September 13, 2008
The former deputy chief of Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency (BIN), Major-General Muchdi Purwoprandjono, was charged last month with the premeditated murder of prominent human rights activis...
Philippine power grid privatisation threatens jobs and conditions
By Dante Pastrana, September 9, 2008
The Philippine House of Representatives has approved a bill granting the private National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) a franchise to run the country’s electricity transmission gri...
Malaysia proposes limited changes to ban on political activity at universities
By Wan Ali, September 5, 2008
The Malaysian government has proposed, but is yet to enact, its promise to allow political freedoms for university students through an amendment of the country’s notorious University and University ...
Standoff intensifies between Thai government and protesters
By John Roberts, September 1, 2008
The political crisis in Thailand continued over the weekend as thousands of anti-government protesters remained in occupation of government buildings in Bangkok and forced the temporary closure of thr...
