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No kid gloves for corruption

The expulsion of Xu Caihou from the party, which was announced on Monday, has once again vindicated the majority of people’s belief that the anti-graft fight …

Thai junta demonstrates few insights on reforms

It was perhaps inevitable that Thai junta chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha would become a favored leader among Thais after seeing the work he has overseen in the …

[Karim Raslan] Malaysia’s dispute over ‘Allah’
[Karim Raslan] Malaysia’s dispute over ‘Allah’

The dispute over the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims first erupted in 2008 when the home ministry banned the Herald, the Roman Catholic Church in …

Two modern saints on blue-collar work

I have time and again written about the need for a change in mentality among Filipino parents and their children, that the occupations of farmers, carpenters, …

[Chun Sung-woo] Reform requires balancing act
[Chun Sung-woo] Reform requires balancing act

Seventy-eight days have passed since the Sewol ferry with 476 people aboard sank on April 16. As many as 293 people, mostly students of a high school on a …

China’s picks for Hong Kong leader are the pits

If China wants Hong Kong residents to stop taking to the streets in protest, it should start picking better leaders. Of course, that’s exactly why an …

[Editorial] Controversial nomination

Kim Myung-soo, President Park Geun-hye’s nominee for education minister, is facing mounting pressure to withdraw from the nomination process as allegations …

[Editorial] Japan’s remilitarization

Amid deep concerns in its neighboring countries, Japan has adopted a new interpretation of its war-renouncing constitution to exercise the right to collective …

[Naomi Wolf] Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric alienates female voters
[Naomi Wolf] Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric alienates female voters

NEW YORK ― Hillary Clinton is annoying people again. Recently, she said in an interview that she and her husband were “dead broke” when they left the …

Why the Hobby Lobby decision bulwarks freedom

“What this law basically says is that the government should be held to a very high level of proof before it interferes with someone’s free exercise of …

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