Sri Ksetra: UNESCO Treasure to Discover on a Short Break from Yangon
By MARIE STARR 21 November 2018 Bawbawgyi, the most famous Sri Ksetra stupa is 47 meters high and said to be the oldest Buddhist monument in Myanmar. / Marie Starr / The […]
Indonesian social enterprise Greenna-wins 2018 Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Award
By Joy Muchtar & Feriawan Hidayat Jakarta Globe November 21, 2018 Nina Nuraniyah, founder and chief executive of Greenna, talking to the judges during the Shell LiveWire Top Ten Innovators Awards […]
Foreign Visitor Numbers Up Despite Dip in Western Tourists
By SAN YAMIN AUNG Monday 19 November 2018 Tourists explore Bagan on horse-drawn carts / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy YANGON, Myanmar — The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism says Myanmar received […]
‘Human puppets’ to promote Indonesian culture in Germany
The Jakarta Post Sun, November 18, 2018 The Wayang Orang Bharata show is held at the Bharata Purwa building in Jakarta on June 18, 2016. (The Jakarta Post/Wienda Parwitasari) Wayang […]
Hiking trail on Mount Rinjani, Indonesia to be reopened
THE JAKARTA POST Thu, November 15, 2018 One of the hiking trails on Mount Rinjani in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), is to be reopened on Nov. 19. Tempo.co reported that the […]
Only 200 Sumatran Tigers Left in Aceh
By ADI WARSIDI TEMPO.CO Thursday November 15, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) believes that there are only 200 Sumatran tigers in the wild in […]
A woman with a special love for Yangon
NANDAR AUNG The Myanmar Times 14 NOV 2018 Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times it was supposed to be just a short trip, a much needed break from Maria Schaunitzer’s daily […]
Malaysia finance minister: No tax on the wealthy to prevent shock to financial system
By Hidir Reduan Rashid New Straits Times November 14, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The government did not introduce capital gains tax on shares and other taxes on the wealthy in […]
Activists, school kids march to Parliament calling for end to child marriages in Malaysia
By Jerry Choong Malay Mail 13 November 2018 Students protest against child marriage outside the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur November 13, 2018. — Picture by Hari Anggara KUALA LUMPUR, Nov […]
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