Tag: freedom
Kit Siang: Is Bersatu following PAS in refusing recognition of secular principles in Malaysian...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 — A veteran politician has questioned if Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is now headed in the direction of Islamist...
China detains activists in year-end crackdown
by Jing Xuan TENG
Over a dozen Chinese lawyers and activists were detained or went missing in the final days of 2019 in a crackdown...
Chinese students defiant as university charter cuts ‘freedom of thought’
A top Chinese university has removed references to "freedom of thought" from its charter, triggering a rare act of student defiance, while two other...
Rappler journalist Ressa launches defence in Philippine libel case
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa said Monday she would not be silenced as she launched her defence against a libel charge that press advocates call...
Malaysia to have a Freedom of Information Act to replace OSA
The government will draw up a Freedom of Information Act to replace the Official Secrets Act 1972, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He...
Singaporean woman says living in China better than in Singapore
Nicole Ling took to Facebook to talk about “the real communist state,” surprisingly referring to Singapore. The netizen has been living in China of...