Download Islamic moral police in Malaysia kick started this year’s Valentine’s Day by arresting several Muslim couples for committing khalwat or “close proximity.”

Considered an immoral Western tradition, Islamic authorities say Muslims who observe Valentine’s Day will “invoke the wrath of Allah”.

In 2005, Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council issued a fatwa declaring Valentine’s Day Haram, or forbidden in Islam.

About 60 percent of Malaysians are Muslim and the Valentine’s Day ban is just one of several popular activities considered “unlawful in Islam”.

Our correspondent Clarence Chua heads to the heart of Kuala Lumpur to find out more.

Download Witch hunts targeting women are common in central India.

And the pre-dominantly tribal state of Chhattisgarh is among those with the highest number of cases.

Women accused of witchcraft are often blamed for illnesses, deaths and even bad crops.

Dozens are killed every year on suspicion of being witches.

The state passed the Witchcraft Prevention Act in 2005 but the hunts continue.

Gayatri Parameswaran travels to the state of Chhattisgarh to meet a group of people working to dispel myths and protect persecuted women.

Download Pakistan is the first country in South Asia with a landmark bill to protect women against sexual harassment in the workplace.

Yet women are harassed on the streets and on public transport every day.  

But now, a new pink bus service is offering hassle free travel.

Launched in the city of Lahore, it’s the first women’s only bus service in the country.

Naeem Sahoutara takes a ride with a difference.

Download More than 20 children under the age of 5 have died because of the fierce cold in Afghanistan over the past month.

They live in refugee camps in the capital Kabul after fleeing from war zones with their families.

According to the UN, there are around 35,000 people living in camps without any heating or electricity.

Zubair Babakarkhail visits the Nasaji refugee camp on a snowy day to meet a family who just lost their last child to the chills of winter.

Download Thousands of children go missing every year in India.

Crime statistics show that up to 13 children go missing in India every hour.

Many end up as slaves, trafficked for forced labour or work in the sex industry.

Murali Krishnan from Radio Australia has the report.

Download Forced to leave their homes after brutal military attacks against minority groups, millions of displaced Burmese have spent years in refugee camps.

Amid cautious signs of government reform, they are anxious to return home.

But with uncertain futures waiting back home, many decide to stay in the camps instead.

As international donors tighten their belts, they are surviving on the bare minimum.

Banyar Kong Janoi takes a look at the harsh reality of Burma’s refugee camps.

Download Cambodia is scheduled to hold commune elections this June and national elections next year.

Some nine million people are registered to vote, with young people accounting for more than half of that figure.

But a 2010 survey showed that young Cambodians rarely participate in civic life, with less than 10 percent voicing their opinions publicly.

A new interactive mass media program is working to flip the situation around.

It’s called Loy9 – a slang term for ‘praise’– and is about encouraging youngsters to get out and vote.

Borin Noun meets Loy9’s high-spirited young producers in Phnom Penh.