JAKARTA, Aug 2 — New rules issued this week by Indonesia will make the police the only authority allowed to give the go-ahead for abortions for rape victims, drawing criticism from rights activists who said the changes were regressive.

PUTRAJAYA, May 17 — Malaysia is participating in the Constructive Dialogue Session for the Presentation of the Periodic Report of the Sixth Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), to be held from tomorrow until May 26 in Geneva, Switzerland.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Puan Sri Sukumari Sekhar, one of Malaysia’s earliest champions of women’s rights, died yesterday, which was International Women’s Day.