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29th Jun 2013

Thailand: Muslim freedom fighters in south Thailand kill eight soldiers in bomb attack

Rebels in Thailand have killed eight soldiers. The predominately Buddhist country has seen growing resistance to central government rule in the Muslim-majority southern provinces since 2004. The 50-kilogram (110-pound) bomb exploded as the soldiers traveled in a military truck along … Continued

6th Jun 2013

Indonesia: Domestic violence on the rise in Aceh

[A staffer from the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) holds up copies of the biannual report of violence against women in Aceh, which was released in Jakarta on Tuesday. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)] By Nadya Natahadibrata Jakarta, … Continued

29th May 2013

Myanmar: Mosque, orphanage burned by Buddhists

YANGON, (AP): Sectarian violence spread to a new region of Burma, with a mob burning down a mosque, a Muslim orphanage and shops in a northeastern town after rumors spread that a Muslim man had set fire to a Buddhist woman, … Continued

27th May 2013

Thailand: Bomb suspected in Ramkhamhaeng blast, 7 injured

[Pavement at the entrance of Ramkhamhaeng Soi 43/1 is littered with debris and goods from stalls in the area after a Sunday night explosion that wounded at least seven people. (Photos by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)] Police are investigating an apparent … Continued

26th May 2013

Thailand: Two slain in South, new BRN video released

Bangkok Post: Two people were killed and two others were injured in four separate attacks in the violence-plagued deep South since Saturday night. Pol Lt Montri Janmuang, a duty officer at Rueso police station in Narathiwat province, said he received … Continued

15th May 2013

Myanmar: 58 people missing in boat capsize

YANGON, (Xinhua): At least 58 people out of 100 fleeing from a cyclonic storm went missing as a motor boat capsized off western Myanmar’s Rakhine coast Monday night, official sources said Tuesday evening. The Bengali-Muslims on board the motor boat are … Continued

8th May 2013

Indonesia: Sampang Shi’a Muslims in peril

[Hate campaign: Demonstrators call for local Shiite Muslims to be expelled from Madura Island at a rally outside the Sampang Legislative Council in East Java on Tuesday. The protesters warned the government of more violence if the Shiites, who are … Continued

6th May 2013

Malaysia: Najib promises national reconciliation in front of voting polarization

KUALA LUMPUR, (Xinhua): Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional chairman Najib Razak has promised a national reconciliation after the voting polarization in the fiercely contested general election. Barisan retained power by winning 133 parliamentary seats, a simple majority in the 222-seat lower … Continued

4th May 2013

Thailand: 2 civilians killed in restive S Thailand

BANGKOK, (Xinhua): Two people were killed in separate drive-by shootings in restive southern province of Pattani and Narathiwat on Saturday. Police said a man was shot dead on a local road in Pattani’s Mayo district on Saturday morning. He was … Continued

22nd Apr 2013

Myanmar: HRW alleges ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims

Human Rights Watch has published a report claiming ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. The document, based on field interviews, says authorities encouraged the actions. The Human Rights Watch organization released its 153-page report … Continued

20th Apr 2013

Myanmar: 32 killed, 190 injured during Thingyan water festival

YANGON, (Xinhua): A total of 32 people were killed and 190 others injured during the Thingyan water festival in Myanmar, official media reported Saturday. Myanmar New Year’s Thingyan water festivals were held across the country from April 13 to … Continued

5th Apr 2013

Thailand: PM in clear over bogus loan charge

Bangkok, (Bangkok Post): The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Thursday cleared Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of a false assets declaration charge, easing political jitters and boosting the stock market. The charge involved a 30-million-baht loan to a company in which her … Continued

5th Apr 2013

Indonesia: 8 killed in Myanmar Buddhist-Muslim brawl in Indonesia

Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP MEDAN, (Indonesia): Police say a violent brawl between Buddhist and Muslim asylum seekers from Myanmar at an immigration detention centre in Indonesia has left eight people dead and 15 injured. Eight Buddhists were killed in the clash, … Continued

3rd Apr 2013

Indonesia’s displaced Shi’as languish

SAMPANG/MADURA, (IRIN): Eights months after dozens of Shi’a Muslims on Indonesia’s Madura Island were driven from their homes by mobs from neighbouring Sunni villages, the displaced remain in poor conditions with no immediate prospect of returning. Almost 170 Shi’as in … Continued

23rd Mar 2013

Thailand: Over 60 Karens killed by brushfire at Thai refugee camp

BANGKOK, (Xinhua): More than 60 Karen refugees from Myanmar were killed and over 100 others wounded by a brushfire Friday night which engulfed their refugee camp in northwestern Thailand, police said on Saturday. The death toll has risen to over … Continued