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28. Jun 2009
A visit to Malaysia’s only (legal) casino
corruption, InFocus, Malaysia
Malaysia’s only casino, Casino de Genting at Genting Highlands Resort, is for high rollers. For the filthy rich and for the middle men. And for those with dirty money that needs washing.
By Anya Palm
Read more5. Mar 2009
Europe and the suffering people of Burma/Myanmar
development, InFocus, minorities, policy
Timo Kivimäki,
Senior Researcher
NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
19. Dec 2008
Towards a better understanding
InFocus, Islam, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore
Timo Kivimäki, Senior Researcher, NIAS and Gerald Jackson, Editor in Chief, NIAS Press
In the West, Islam is often presented in a very simplified manner (much as the West is interpreted in simplified terms in many parts of the Islamic world). This is no surprise but in fact is typical in situations where there is tension between two parties.
Read more19. Jun 2008
The Return of the Asian Food Crisis – What is happening and why?
agriculture, InFocus
Magnus Jirström
Associate Professor, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Lund University.
13. Feb 2008
Timor Leste: ‘when the crisis is over…’
InFocus
Maj Nygaard-Christensen
PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Århus