Category: The Christian Science Monitor

East Timor Politics & Government Reporting from East Timor/Timor-Leste The Christian Science Monitor

Conflict prevention group plays key role in tiny southeast Asian nation – The Christian Science Monitor

16 March 2015

DILI - Cornelio Gama, aka "Elle Sette" (L7), a former member of parliament in East Timor and leader of a murky clandestine group called Sagrada Familia, had just come home…

Business & Economics Environment, Energy & Resources, Food Indonesia Reporting from Indonesia The Christian Science Monitor

‘Mama Aleta’ defends west Timor’s natural habitat – The Christian Science Monitor

8 August 2014

BALI, INDONESIA — Pointing to the blue, purple, and yellow scarf wrapped ornately around her forehead and temples, Aleta Baun says that her vivid garb will be a regular sight…

Business & Economics Environment, Energy & Resources, Food Featured Reporting from South Asia Reporting from Sri Lanka The Christian Science Monitor

Sri Lanka’s tea plantations go greener – The Christian Science Monitor

30 June 2014

Indigahadoowa, Sri Lanka -- On the Court Lodge estate run by Finlays, a tea grower and seller, Mahadeva Karuppaya, a veteran tea-picker, lowers a half-filled basket of newly -picked leaves.…

Politics & Government Reporting from Thailand Thailand The Christian Science Monitor

Thai protest leader follows own script in political drama – The Christian Science Monitor

7 February 2014

PHUN PHIN, THAILAND - The politician’s house is hidden behind two giant billboards, one of Thailand’s revered monarch and the other of the crown prince. “Long Live the King. May…

Politics & Government Reporting from Thailand Thailand The Christian Science Monitor

A tale of two Thailands: Why the south will boycott Sunday’s election – The Christian Science Monitor

31 January 2014

SURAT THANI -- Support for the Democrat Party is partly based on “patronage-clients relations and what some argue as the cultural distinctiveness of the southern people," says Thai scholar Aim…

Australia-Pacific Indonesia Legal & Rights Politics & Government Reporting from Burma/Myanmar The Christian Science Monitor

Indonesia to Australia: stop crossing the line – The Christian Science Monitor

17 January 2014

BAGAN, MYANMAR - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said today that Australia's recent incursions into Indonesian waters were “disturbing” and said that Canberra's apologies for the recent incidents were not…

Aid, Relief, Disasters Business & Economics Culture & Religion Philippines Reporting from the Philippines The Christian Science Monitor

Buddhist charity aids storm-ravaged Philippines – The Christian Science Monitor

1 January 2014

TACLOBAN - Discussing the Tzu Chi Foundation's assistance, he says "even the elderly could participate, as it wasn't heavy work, cleaning up the streets, and the town benefited from the…

Aid, Relief, Disasters Business & Economics Environment, Energy & Resources, Food Health & Medical Laos Reporting from Laos Reporting from Southeast Asia RTÉ The Christian Science Monitor

Organic farming buds in Laos – The Christian Science Monitor/RTÉ World Report

18 December 2013

VIENTIANE -- Every Wednesday, Sengphachan Phommaxay wakes at 4 a.m. and heads across town to the That Luang market in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. There she meets a truckload…

Culture & Religion Malaysia Politics & Government Reporting from Malaysia The Christian Science Monitor

No more ‘Allah’ for Christians, Malaysian court says – The Christian Science Monitor

14 October 2013

KUALA LUMPUR -- In the latest round of a divisive political and religious saga, a Malaysian court ruled Monday that the word “Allah” can only be used by the country's…

Cambodia Legal & Rights Reporting from Cambodia The Christian Science Monitor

Jailed Yorm Bopha symbolizes a widespread problem in Cambodia: land grabs – The Christian Science Monitor

10 September 2013

PHNOM PENH - Returning, she tips a small plastic bag onto the wooden table in the visitors area, revealing a half-dozen white knitted headbands. “To wear tomorrow,” Yorm Bopha says…