Vietnam-made ocean-monitoring satellite launched from Japan
Tuoi Tre News Friday, January 18, 2019 Epsilon-4, with Vietnam’s microsatellite inside, lifts off at the Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan, January 18, 2019. Photo: Thanh Ha / Tuoi […]
Unique LGBTQ hotpot debuts in Phnom Penh
By Soung Sovanny The Phnom Penh Post 11 January 2019 Actress Som Sreyneat’s outlet has enticed people with its unusual and colourfully named soup made from a family recipe. Photo: […]
120 Projects Worth $3B to Showcase at Invest Myanmar Summit 2019
By NAN LWIN The Irrawaddy 15 January 2019 YANGON, Myanmar – More than 120 regional and private business projects worth a total of over $3 billion will be showcased at the upcoming […]
Why Is China In a Hurry to Revive the Myitsone Dam Projects?
By JOE KUMBUN The Irrawaddy15 January 2019 People protest against the Myitsone dam project at the construction site north of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, in 2015. / Nan Lwin […]
The hairy little heroes saving many lives in rural Cambodia
Raksmey Hong THE PHNOM PENH POST Tues January 15, 2019 Trained by Belgian non-profit Apopo to detect landmines in Cambodia, the rat team rises at 4am, arriving at the minefields […]
Cambodia PM hits back at environmental activists over logging criticisms
By Long Kimmarita The Phnom Penh Post 15 January 2019 Illegal logging in Prey Lang Forest in Kampong Thom province. PLCN published a report on January 7 highlighting the ‘concerning rate’ […]
A Close-Up Look at Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago’s Nascent Eco-Tourism Industry
By NYEIN NYEIN THE IRRAWADDY (Myanmar) Friday January 11, 2019 Tourists enjoy the scenery on a stony beach on Smart Island in December 2018. / Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy MYEIK, Tanintharyi […]
Do You Know Your Kurawas From Your Pandawas: Indonesia Wayang’s Origins Stories
By : Diella Yasmine JAKARTA GLOBE Tuesday January 8, 2018 ‘Semelah’ (God Bliss), a shadow puppet play by Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) JAKARTA, Indonesia. It might come as […]
Consumers show strong interest in Myanmar products as import prices rise
HTET SHINE THE MYANMAR TIMES Tues January 8, 2019 Local producers at the Made in Myanmar trade fair. Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times Local producers were given an opportunity to […]
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