Ties of faith; Muslims want to integrate - but also to keep identity

Article Abstract:

Muslims living in Thailand's southern states are turning to Islam to replace separatism as a way of reinforcing their identity, a sign democracy there is promoting social tolerance. Suspicion of the Buddhist Thai establishment remains, and a growing political presence has not yet translated into greater wealth. However, the advent of a new trade zone with Indonesia and especially Malaysia, to which most of the Muslims have social and economic ties, offers the chance their ethnicity will soon become an advantage.

Thailand, Political aspects, Religious aspects, Muslims, Islamic fundamentalism

---

Beyond expectations

Article Abstract:

Singapore's buoyant economy remains strong enough to cause problems of excess liquidity and inflation fears despite a few problems related to currency shifts. The Singapore dollar has strengthened considerably in the past 6 months against the US dollar but weakened against the yen, a bad sign as Japan supplies 30% of capital-goods imports and the US buys 19% of all exports, including 40% of those in the soaring electronics sector. Growth in 1994 remained at the perhaps-unsustainable 1993 level of 10.1%.

Economic aspects, Singapore, Economic indicators

---

Heartland anxieties

Article Abstract:

Jogjakarta residents generally exercise their electoral rights once in five years. The 1992 election, which remained peaceful to the end, was characterized by a pervading desire to change the status quo. Dissatisfied with the government's performance, the citizens supported the ruling party marginally. Golkar's weak support base may also have been influenced by the reported involvement of the Catholic Church in consolidating citizen support for the Indonesian Democratic Party.

Elections, Public opinion, Golkar Party (Indonesia), Indonesian Democratic Party, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (City)

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: No sign of fatigue: China muscles into world metals markets
• Abstracts: Price of charity: Somalia. Desperate need, desperate deed. Death by looting: Somalia
• Abstracts: Dreaming of butterflies. Learning to love equity. Rattling the vorstand: corporate governance in Germany
• Abstracts: America's fantastic factories: it is not just investment that counts, but how you use it. Airlines going global
• Abstracts: Reasons of state: India opts to do business with Burmese junta

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.