Indonesia Rights Commission Calls on Depok Mayor to Cancel ‘LGBT Raid’
BY DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE WED, JANUARY 15, 2020 Pro-LGBT supporters scuffle with police in Yogyakarta. (Antara Photo/Andreas Fitri Atmoko) JAKARTA, Indonesia – The National Human Rights Commission, or Komnas HAM, […]
UAE Crown Prince, Tony Blair in Board of Directors for Indonesia Capital Relocation Mega Project
BY TELLY NATHALIA JAKARTA GLOBE TUE, JANUARY 14, 2020 President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, left, with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) in Abu Dhabi on Monday. (Photo […]
Lake Toba Festival to be scrapped after failing to attract visitors
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Wed, January 15, 2020 Lake Toba, North Sumatra. Photo: The Jakarta Post MEDAN, Indonesia – The North Sumatra administration has said it will cancel the […]
Malaysia PM: Unbridled capitalism could fuel appetite for communism
BY RADZI RAZAK Malay Mail Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020 Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad answers questions during the Bank Rakyat 2019 National Conference on Integrity in Kuala Lumpur January […]
Jakarta Flood Victims Submit Class Action Against Governor
BY DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE MON, JANUARY 13, 2020 Flood victims take shelter inside a car in Kampung Baru, Kembangan, West Jakarta on Jan. 2. (Antara Photo/Muhammad Adimaja) JAKARTA, Indonesia […]
Ponggal festival marks a new dawn for Malaysia Tamil community
Malay Mail Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020 Ponggal falls in the 10th month of the Tamil calendar called Thai and is a major celebration, especially for the farming community. — Picture […]
‘Ponggal haram’ directive just to allay fears, says Malaysia education ministry
FMT Reporters Free Malaysia Today Tue, January 15, 2020 A customer inspects a claypot used for boiling milk, a key part of the Ponggal celebrations. Ponggal is celebrated by the […]
Website advises travellers to stay clear of Angkor Wat
Ry Sochan The Phnom Penh Post Mon, January 13, 2020 The Apsara National Authority has put in place a plan to fight the rapid erosion of Angkor Wat – the […]
Cambodia Embassy in Bangkok seeks further inroads into Thailand’s retail market
May Kunmakara The Phnom Penh Post Tue, January 14, 2020 The Kingdom is seeking to promote its products – including Kampot Pepper – to outlets in Thailand. POST STAFF PHNOM […]
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