Category: Southern Central Asia,

Duped by fake news, Pakistan minister makes nuke threat to Israel

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Pakistan’s [defense] minister has threatened to retaliate in kind to any Israeli nuclear strike after apparently being tricked by a fake news site into a confrontation on social media. 

Duped by fake news, Pakistan minister makes nuke threat to Israel

What the heck is wrong with people? Think! Stop reacting with at least looking into things. Agh!!!!!!!!!

‘Ahok’: Emotional scenes as blasphemy trial begins 

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There were emotional scenes in court on the first day of the blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s governor.

…The case is being seen as a test of religious tolerance in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

The prosecution said Mr Purnama insulted Islam by misusing a Koranic verse which suggests Muslims should not be ruled by non-Muslims, to boost public support ahead of February’s governorship election.

He insisted his comments were aimed at politicians “incorrectly” using a Koranic verse against him, not at the verse itself.

‘Ahok’: Emotional scenes as blasphemy trial begins – BBC News

What a hateful shit-show. So much for Indonesia being a bastion of tolerance. May the devil strangle the bigots while they pray their evil and hateful prayers.

Philippines: Vice President Resigns From Cabinet, Vows To Take On Duterte 

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Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo resigned from President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet on Dec. 5, vowing to lead the opposition against the president’s controversial policies, Rappler and the Manila Times reported.

… In May, Robredo narrowly defeated Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late dictator who ruled the Philippines until being overthrown in the mid-1980s. Marcos Jr., a Duterte ally, has accused Robredo of stealing the election and claimed that Robredo’s Liberal Party is plotting to oust the president.

Philippines: Vice President Resigns From Cabinet, Vows To Take On Duterte | Stratfor

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Thailand’s Parliament Has Named a New King, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn Replaces Beloved Father

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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s parliament has started the process of naming Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn the new king following the death of his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, last month.

Pornpetch said he would invite Vajiralongkorn to take the throne, the 10th in the Chakri dynasty, which was founded in 1782. He did not say when Vajiralongkorn would formally accept, but Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters earlier that the royal audience would be in the next few days.

Vajiralongkorn was originally supposed to assume the throne the day his father died, but in a surprise announcement, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the prince asked for the ascension to be put off so he had time to mourn.

Thailand’s Parliament Has Named a New King, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn Replaces Beloved Father | World News | US News

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India rupee ban: Sporadic ‘day of rage’ protests against cash ban 

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Indians demonstrate in a number of cities against the recent withdrawal of high-value bank notes.

Earlier this month, the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes were banned overnight, causing chaos as people lined up at banks to exchange their old currency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended the decision saying it was an anti-corruption measure.

But opposition parties say the move was mishandled.

Last week, they stalled parliament and demanded Mr Modi should apologise for the decision.

India rupee ban: Sporadic ‘day of rage’ protests against cash ban – BBC News

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Pakistan: India Attack Kills 12, 10 Troops Die on Both Sides 

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Artillery fire and shelling from India targeted several Pakistani villages and struck a passenger bus near the dividing line in the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 12 civilians wounding more than a dozen others, the Pakistani military and officials said.

Pakistan: India Attack Kills 12, 10 Troops Die on Both Sides – The New York Times

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India rape victim alleges police asked her about ‘pleasure’

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An Indian woman alleges police asked her lewd questions when she tried reporting that she was raped.

She said an officer loudly asked her which man “gave her the most pleasure” and which, “size she liked best” when she told them she had been assaulted two years ago by a group of men.

The unidentified woman says the “brutal treatment” forced her to withdraw her complaint against her attackers.

The woman, a mother of two, said one of her attackers was an influential local politician who had told her to withdraw her complaint or “face the consequences”.

“They told me they would kill my children so I took back the complaint,” she said, adding that the “humiliation” she suffered at the police station was even worse than the rape itself.

India rape victim alleges police asked her about ‘pleasure’ – BBC News

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I’m Indian, I’m dark, and I don’t care. 

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I love being an Indian, truly I do. With the country’s powerful history, one of a kind culture, and to-die-for food, how could one simply not? 

But behind India’s beautiful face, there is a growing disease that our society continually fails to recognize- colorism.

Colorism is a term coined by author Alice Walker, and is defined as a discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone among people of the same racial and/or ethnic group. Also know as, internalized racism.

I’m Indian, I’m dark, and I don’t care. – aswathithomas

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Singlish: the tension between the natural flow and evolution towards inclusion and convenience of communication and the less responsive formality of institutionalized language 

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Most of Singapore’s population speak the unofficial language or dialect known as Singlish. But why would the government rather it went away? James Harbeck takes a look.

Source: BBC – Culture – The language the government tried to suppress