US Embassy in Cambodia denies US role in Lon Nol coup d’etat
By Mech Dara The Phnom Penh Post Friday February 1, 2019 Phnom Penh residents, carrying their worldly possessions, are evacuated by the Khmer Rouge in April 1975. They were told […]
Malaysia group sounds alarm as industrial dumping shrinks last mangrove forest in Batu Maung
By Opalyn Mok Malay Mail January 30, 2019 Sahabat Alam Malaysia research officer S. Mageswary (centre) says the remaining mangrove forest in Batu Maung must be preserved and protected for […]
Indonesia Massive Crackdown on Communist Books Deemed Unconstitutional
BY SHEANY JAKARTA GLOBE J JANUARY 25, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – A plan by the Attorney General’s Office to launch a massive crackdown on books about communism and other banned […]
Dialogue will make Myanmar stronger’ – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar
‘Dialogue will make Myanmar stronger’ – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar by MIZZIMA january 31, 2019 Christine Schraner Burgener (C), United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Myanmar, visits […]
Stop criminalising peaceful speech in Myanmar: rights organisation
NYAN LYNN AUNG the myanmar Times Friday February 1, 2019 The government should stop using criminal laws against peaceful speech and assembly and undertake legislative reforms to better protect freedom of expression, […]
Malaysia wants WTO Bulletin to retract ‘biased’ article on palm oil
MALAY MAIL Friday February 1, 2019 Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya January 28, 2019. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 […]
Report: MASwings flying empty aircraft on KK-Sandakan route as part of deal with Transport Ministry
By Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin Malay Mail Friday February 1, 2019 The flights only feature the cabin crew and pilots onboard, with no commercial passengers allowed as per the PSO’s […]
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