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![Top 10 ASEAN Stories of 2011 Top 10 ASEAN Stories of 2011](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sizes/thumbnail/5729_5243a898c64ae.jpg)
Top 10 ASEAN Stories of 2011
From floods, to elections to a shameful attack in London, The Diplomat picks its top stories from Southeast Asia.
![Malaysia's Troubling "Peace" Bill Malaysia's Troubling "Peace" Bill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sizes/thumbnail/5797_5243a95b9654e.jpg)
Malaysia's Troubling "Peace" Bill
Malaysia has passed a bill that is supposed to ensure peaceful assembly. Critics say it’s a crackdown on freedom.
Sex, Politics & Seksualiti Merdeka
Malaysia’s decision to ban the Seksualiti Merdeka sexuality festival was depressingly intolerant.
![Najib to Nix Controversial Laws Najib to Nix Controversial Laws](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sizes/thumbnail/6110_5243abb6331dc.jpg)
Najib to Nix Controversial Laws
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says he plans to abandon the controversial Internal Security Act.
![Najib, the Queen and the Pope Najib, the Queen and the Pope](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sizes/thumbnail/6408_5243ae101ce17.jpg)
Najib, the Queen and the Pope
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s Europe tour is dogged by questions over a crackdown on the Bersih rally.
![Malaysia's Winter of Discontent Malaysia's Winter of Discontent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sizes/thumbnail/6454_5243ae57b01b3.jpg)
Malaysia's Winter of Discontent
Malaysia’s crackdown on the Bersih rally is condemned by rights groups. But Prime Minister Najib Razak stands firm.
![Malaysia Rally Turns Ugly Malaysia Rally Turns Ugly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sizes/thumbnail/6497_5243aed054a9e.jpg)
Malaysia Rally Turns Ugly
Police in Kuala Lumpur fire teargas to disperse thousands who defied officials to join an anti-corruption rally.
![Malaysia Shows True Colours? Malaysia Shows True Colours?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sizes/thumbnail/6509_5243aed2e1ad9.jpg)
Malaysia Shows True Colours?
Will a Bersih street rally for clean government go ahead as planned in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday?