Lao Government and Handicraft Stakeholders Pledge to Protect Traditional Designs of Laos
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Sat,March 26, 2021 TAEC Co-Director Tara Gujadhur with Oma Artisans. Representatives from the Lao government, Lao Handicrafts Association, and cultural heritage stakeholders met on […]
Landmark Agreements to Spur Singapore’s FDI in Indonesia
BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JAKARTA GLOBE FRI, MARCH 26, 2021 Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on March 26, 2021. (Photo Courtesy […]
Myanmar’s Striking Civil Servants Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Irrawaddy Fri, March 26, 2021 Anti-regime protesters in Yangon in February call on civil servants to join the civil disobedience movement. / The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s civil disobedience movement (CDM) […]
US and UK Sanction Myanmar Military-Owned Conglomerates
The IrrawaddyFri, March 26, 2021The military-owned Myawaddy Trading and Bank Limited building on Strand Road in Yangon. / The Irrawaddy The United States and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions […]
World Bank Forecasts 10 Percent Slump in Myanmar’s Growth
By The Irrawaddy Fri, March 26, 2021 Anti-regime protesters confront the security forces in Yangon on March 16. / The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s economic growth is set to shrink by 10 […]
Singapore, Malaysia hope for reconciliation in Myanmar
By Bernama NEW STRAITS TIMES Thu, March 25, 2021 Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (left) with his Singapore counterpart Dr Vivian Balakrishnan held a joint press conference after a […]
Singapore foreign minister elated over Malaysia’s ‘food diplomacy’ after meal prepared by Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen)
MALAY MAIL Thu, Mar 25, 2021 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, in his Facebook page today, shared a photo of the meal prepared by Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah […]
Crisis in Myanmar Seen Undermining ‘ASEAN Centrality’
By THEPCHAI YONG THE IRRAWADDY, Tue, March 23, 2021 Myanmar junta security forces are seen after a confrontation with protesters in Yangon on Mar. 17. / The Irrawaddy The ongoing […]
Malaysia DBP Explains Why “Orang K*ling” Racial Slur Was On Its Website In The First Place
by Hakim Hassan THE RAKYAT POST, Tue, March 23, 2021 The removal of the word was contested in court before. After receiving flak for using the slur “keling” in the […]
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