As the first Tuesday of September hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From The Jakarta Post, non-Muslim Indonesians opposed to halal-based tourism adopt Peppa Pig as their symbol. (Peppa Pig is the title character of a British children's TV show.)
From The Straits Times, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says that the decision to stay in office is her own.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysian police recommend whipping as punishment for wildlife smugglers.
From Free Malaysia Today, the government of the Malaysian state of Terengganu is drafting a sharia-compliant code of conduct for athletes.
From The Mainichi, the future of a canceled exhibit on "comfort women" is uncertain.
From the Daily Mirror, according to an officer of Australia's Operation Sovereign Borders, no illegal migrant from Sri Lanka has reached Australia since 2013.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka seeks help in preventing violent extremism.
From The Hans India, India should stay out of Afghan affairs.
From the Hindustan Times, CCTV footage captures a horrific act of cruelty to animals.
From ANI, the Hyderabad, India airport receives a bomb threat via mail.
From India Today, Pakistan reportedly keeps losses of its own troops under wraps.
From Khaama Press, an airstrike in Afghanistan's Kunduz province sends a top Taliban commander and some of his colleagues to their virgins.
From Dawn, six policemen in Lahore, Pakistan are booked after a suspect allegedly dies from being tortured.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan steps up diplomatic pressure on India over its recent actions in Kashmir.
From Pakistan Today, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the UAE are expected to visit Pakistan tomorrow over India's lockdown in Kashmir.
From Radio Farda, the Iranian tanker formerly detained by Gibraltar goes dark near the coast of Syria.
From Rûdaw, a restaurant operator in Erbil, Iraq gives his establishment a controversial name.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabian women may now be employed as traffic collision inspectors.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Turkey has a Plan B if the U.S. doesn't keep its promises for the safe zone in Syria.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey sentences 41 former mayors having Kurdish party affiliations to a total of 260 years in prison on terrorism-related charges.
From In-Cyprus, art is exchanged between the two sides of Cyprus.
From Arutz Sheva, a sewage system near Tel Aviv is clogged by 10 tons of wet wipes.
From The Times Of Israel, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Trump peace plan will be revealed "immediately" after the upcoming elections.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Palestinian Authority prepares a plan to extend its authority over Area C in the West Bank.
From YNetNews, Iran is reportedly building its largest base in Syria.
From Egypt Today, an Egyptian parliamentcritter proposes to allow women to be judges on the country's State Council. (To learn about the State Council, go to the article's last paragraph.)
From Morocco World News, Morocco's military receives 50 vehicles from the United States.
From Masala!, Saudis will get four days to celebrate their National Day. (Another story from Masala! was linked at The Religion Of Peace. I decided to browse around a bit and found this one about the Saudi National Day.)
And from Gatestone Institute, the warm welcome received by Iranian Foreign Minister Zaniv in Europe is "inexcusable".
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