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1. News - Asia - MYANMAR

   Two Buddhists arrested after Muslim shops wrecked in Kachin state

   Posted May 05th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Myanmar Buddhist-Muslim clash Kachin Religious Violence Agence France-Presse in Yangon Buddhists held in northern state of Kachin for attack on Muslim-owned shop Two Buddhists have been arrested after Muslim shops were destroyed in Myanmar's northern state of Kachin, police said yesterday, in a new outbreak of religious violence. Myanmar is in the grip of acute ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1230266/two-buddhists-arrested-after-muslim-shops-wrecked-kachin-state
2. Film ban hampers search for son

   Posted Feb 09th 2007, 12:00am by Amrit Dhillon

   ... that they fear violence. 'The film is the work of people bent on destroying Gujarat's image,' said Prakash Sharma, convener of the Hindu nationalist group Bajrang Dal. Activists have ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/581374/film-ban-hampers-search-son
3. Nun, two army officers arrested for bombings

   Posted Nov 08th 2008, 12:00am by Azizur Rahman

   ... Politics Religious Violence in India War Shaikh Azizur Rahman in Calcutta A nun and two army officers are among nine suspects arrested in the western state of Maharashtra over the past two weeks for bomb attacks allegedly carried out by a Hindu terror network that targeted minorities across India. The two officers, Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit and retired major ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/659382/nun-two-army-officers-arrested-bombings
4. The other side of the Gujarat riots

   Posted Mar 07th 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... India Violence Religious Violence in India Gujarat I am disappointed at the bias of 'Finally, justice is a prospect for Gujarat riot victims' (February 29). A significant part of Hong Kong's Indian community hails from Gujarat and we are concerned about such negative reporting. Let's get the facts straight: The immediate cause of the Gujarat riots ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/447138/other-side-gujarat-riots
5. News - Asia - RELIGION

   Muslim mob in Bangladesh torch Buddhist temples

   Posted Oct 01st 2012, 12:00am by AFP

   ... to Sunday morning," he said. "At least 100 houses were damaged. We called in army and border guards to quell the violence," he said, adding that authorities had temporarily banned ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1051056/muslim-mob-bangladesh-torch-buddhist-temples
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Worse to come in Myanmar's religious strife

   Posted Mar 26th 2013, 12:00am by Greg Torode

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Myanmar Religious Violence Ethnic Conflict Meikhtila Rohingya Muslims Greg Torode Greg Torode warns that the incendiary religious and ethnic violence in Myanmar could get bloodier before stability takes hold As the smoke clears above the rubble and bodies of Meikhtila after Myanmar's latest outbreak of Buddhist-Muslim violence, a nervous ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1199572/worse-come-myanmars-religious-strife
7. Police consider reward for clues on acid attack

   Posted Dec 16th 2008, 12:00am by Clifford Lo

   ... Islamic Terrorism Religious Violence in India Security Chief Clifford Lo Police may offer a reward for help finding the person who threw two bottles of acid from a Mong Kok rooftop on Saturday, injuring 46 people. An officer involved in the investigation said this yesterday as the security chief appealed for information to assist in what he said was a difficult investigation. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/663978/police-consider-reward-clues-acid-attack
8. Clash of cultures

   Posted Feb 13th 2009, 12:00am by Debasish Roy Chowdhury

   ... a few. It's difficult to mark these as patriarchal or religious. It may be seen more as a tool to gain political prominence,' she said. But the fact that politicians across the board ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/669720/clash-cultures
9. Enemies of the state

   Posted Nov 10th 2008, 12:00am by Azizur Rahman

   ... are involved in terror attacks but blame 'inactive and communally biased' government agencies for pushing such youths on to the path of violence, 'after denying the Muslim community ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/659569/enemies-state
10. Muslims and Christians unite over Hindu attacks

    Posted Oct 10th 2008, 12:00am by Azizur Rahman

    ... have found that many young Christian men are willing to resort to violence against Hindus in revenge attacks, and they are on the lookout for arms and explosives. We are afraid that some Muslim ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/655602/muslims-and-christians-unite-over-hindu-attacks

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