India’s government follows Bangladesh’s in policing social media

Digital publishers are also coming under the cosh

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The army’s response to protests in Myanmar is growing more brutal

But popular resistance to the recent military coup remains strong

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Retailers in the Philippines have been refusing to sell pork

They consider the government’s price cap unworkable

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Countries that curbed covid-19 fast have been slow to vaccinate

That means a return to travel as normal is a distant prospect

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The Fukushima disaster was not the turning point many had hoped

Instead of spurring reform, the nuclear accident bred disillusionment

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Indonesia’s government pushes back against Islamic dress codes

Many non-Muslim schoolgirls resent being forced to wear a hijab

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The Indian government’s toolkit for persecuting critics

Its treatment of them is not just unfair, but wildly hypocritical

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South Korea’s government has failed to make housing cheaper

Voters are not happy

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Asian countries are learning to cope with Chinese bullying

But at a cost

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Kids in the Philippines have not left their homes for a year

The authorities fear they will give their grandparents covid-19

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