en-my-hotdailynews: 2015-06-23 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Atlaoui to face firing squad after Ramadhan
Jakarta Post
Having escaped the firing squad once, French death row inmate Serge Atlaoui is on the list again after the State Administrative Court (PTUN) rejected his last-ditch appeal for clemency on Monday. Presiding judge Ujang Abdullah said in the ruling that he had ...

Court rejects man's execution appeal   Irish Examiner
French convict won't be executed during Ramadan: Indonesian govt   The Bell Jar
Indonesia court rejects appeal of Frenchman facing execution   Thrasher Backer

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We'll meet more often, US navy captain says to China
TODAYonline
US Navy Commander Rich Jarrett speaks during a media tour of the USS Fort Worth during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) joint naval exercise. Photo: Bloomberg. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

Eyeing China, US allies in Asia join naval drills in disputed waters (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Expects More Sea Encounters With China, Navy Commander Says   Bloomberg
PNoy to raise sea row at APEC meet   ABS CBN News
Rappler
The Seattle Times
ecns
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Dr M: NEP a proven success for M'sia
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamd today claimed Malaysia has done a much better job of building a more equitable multiracial society than most other countries including the US. And this, he said, was due to the successful implementation of the New ...

Dr M: With NEP, Malaysia did better job than US in creating racial equity   Malay Mail Online
Malaysia better at managing racial equality than US, says Dr M   The Malaysian Insider
In trying to justify his own racist policies, Mahathir shows he is NOT THE ...   Malaysia Chronicle

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Tamil newspaper report sends warped signals to MIC leaders and members ...
The Rakyat Post
MIC's Datuk S. Sothinathan said reports and pictures in a Tamil newspaper that depicted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak “shaking the hands” of Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam sent the wrong signals to MIC leaders. Appointed as the party's ...

'Palani should accept Subra's challenge'   The Star Online
MIC caught in a tangle over election poser   The Sun Daily
Najib wades into crisis in junior coalition partner MIC   AsiaOne
Hindustan Times
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Malaysia appeals court orders release of Christian CDs that use the term 'Allah'
Channel News Asia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Court of Appeal on Tuesday (Jun 23) ordered the release of a set of Christian CDs, which were confiscated as they contained the word “Allah”, to a Christian from Sarawak who had brought them into the country from Indonesia.
Court upholds order for return of 'Allah' CDs to clerk   The Star Online
After 7 years, court orders return of 'Allah' CDs to Sarawakian Christian   Malay Mail Online
Court orders Allah CDs returned to Sarawakian   Free Malaysia Today
The Malaysian Insider
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AsiaOne

Uproar after Malaysia school teacher allegedly says non-Muslim pupils can drink ...
AsiaOne
SUNGAI PETANI - A teacher at a high-performance cluster school here allegedly said non-Muslim pupils can drink their own urine if they did not have any water with them. The primary school's senior assistant, who is in charge of student affairs, apparently ...

Urine joke in bad taste, teacher reprimanded   The Star Online
If guilty, teacher must be punished to full extent   Malaysiakini (subscription)
Parents complain after school teacher allegedly says non-Muslim pupils can ...   The Straits Times
TODAYonline
The Sun Daily
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Military officials hand out fruit to Yala Muslims fasting during Ramadan
Pattaya Mail
YALA, 22 June 2015, Ranger Task Force 33 handed out dates to Muslims fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in the southern province of Yala. Officials from the Yala Special Task Unit 16 yesterday gave away the fruit along with drinking water to ...

A week in the Middle East in photos   Arizona Daily Star
China bans fasting during Holy Ramadan, again!   Asian Tribune
Ramadan Fasts: Four Levels of Spirituality   Huffington Post
Al-Bawaba
Huffington Post Canada
Telegraph.co.uk
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Singapore blogger Amos Yee to return to court for report on reform training ...
The Star Online
SINGAPORE: Teenage blogger Amos Yee is set to appear in court on Tuesday morning after spending three weeks in remand. He will find out if he is suitable for reformative training. The 16-year-old had been found guilty on May 12 of making remarks ...

Amos Yee sentence expected, pending report on suitability for reformative training   Channel News Asia
Release Amos Yee, says UN Human Rights Office   AsiaOne
Singapore: Exonerate 16-year-old blogger   The Online Citizen
The Straits Times
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THAILAND PRESS-Finance minister backs casinos - The Nation
Daily Mail
Finance minister Sommai Phasee supported the idea of setting up a casino that would be part of an "entertainment complex" in which other services, including shopping malls and conference facilities, would also be available, the Nation reported, quoting the ...

Sommai backs casinos in complexes   Bangkok Post
Thailand finance minister's qualified nod on casinos   GGRAsia
Thai Finance Minister conditionally joins chorus of casino backers   ThaiVisa News
Thailand National News Bureau
The Nation
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Memorial service to honour MH17 victims - The West Australian
The West Australian
Memorial service to honour lost lives Australian and Dutch investigators examine a piece of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane, near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky). Victims of the ...

Monument to MH17 victims to be unveiled at Parliament House   The Australian
Australia, Malaysia and Netherlands to mark Malaysia Airlines anniversary   The Seattle Times
Oz, Netherlands, Malaysia to hold memorial services on MH17 crash anniversary   Business Standard

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