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David Pierson

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David Pierson is a Southeast Asia correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Singapore. A staff writer since 2000, he was previously based in Beijing covering China. Pierson is a native of Hong Kong and has also written on technology, agriculture and marijuana from California.

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A Christian community proud of its pork resists change to attract Muslim tourists

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A Christian community proud of its pork resists change to attract Muslim tourists

Christians in Indonesia’s Lake Toba are pushing back against plans to promote halal tourism, as religious and ethnic tensions simmer in the Muslim-dominated country.
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Indonesia is building a new capital from scratch — no matter the environmental impact

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Indonesia is building a new capital from scratch — no matter the environmental impact

Indonesia could be trading one environmental disaster for another when it relocates its capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, a hotbed of coal mining, gas extraction and palm oil production on the giant island of Borneo.
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Hong Kong’s leaderless protest movement put to the test with arrest of prominent activists

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Hong Kong’s leaderless protest movement put to the test with arrest of prominent activists

Prominent democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow are arrested in Hong Kong as China gets tougher on challenges to Beijing’s authority.
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Why is Indonesia moving its capital?

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Why is Indonesia moving its capital?

Indonesian President Joko Widodo revealed the proposed location of the new capital that is set to replace Jakarta in 2024.
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Singapore is keeping a wary eye on the unrest in Hong Kong

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Singapore is keeping a wary eye on the unrest in Hong Kong

Singapore is approaching the unrest in Hong Kong with caution over fears of angering Beijing and triggering activism at home.
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Fear and tension mount in Kashmir’s largest city amid lockdown

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Fear and tension mount in Kashmir’s largest city amid lockdown

In Srinagar, Kashmir, the few residents who dare to break curfew beg soldiers to let them past checkpoints to reach hospitals or find food.

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Kashmir’s first civilian casualty since Monday
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Vietnam strains to reap the rewards of the U.S.-China trade war

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Vietnam strains to reap the rewards of the U.S.-China trade war

The requests that textile factory manager Huynh Thi Ai Diem receives are almost always the same: A foreign company is desperately trying to relocate production from China to Vietnam.
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Decades ago, he stole a tree branch. Now he is the Durian King

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Decades ago, he stole a tree branch. Now he is the Durian King
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Must Reads: China has a new casino: the Philippines

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Must Reads: China has a new casino: the Philippines

Gambling is illegal in China, but that didn’t prevent Fan Zheng from betting tens of thousands of dollars online.
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Thousands of Hong Kong protesters flood the streets again, this time targeting police

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Thousands of Hong Kong protesters flood the streets again, this time targeting police

For 15 hours, thousands of demonstrators surrounded police headquarters here, making clear that a protest movement launched in response to an unpopular extradition bill was turning its growing political power against the embattled force.

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