MALAYSIA – Sarawak rejects NGO’s projection of forest loss
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Wed, March 22, 2023 The state’s forest department director says RimbaWatch’s projection is based on ‘perceptions’. The 2021 Auditor-General’s report showed that Sarawak’s forest coverage stood at […]
Cambodia – Biodegradable Bags Carry Hope for Green Future
By Chhuon Chhiv Ing CAMBODIANESS March 10, 2023 The cassava is processed to make them decompose in six years, compared to the plastic bags’ 450 years. Photo provided PHNOM PENH […]
Malaysian opposition cries foul over planned “Thai Hot Guy” performancebi
THAI PBS WORLD, Wed, March 22, 2023 Source: Facebook/Malaysia Pub 马来西亚酒吧 Promotional material for the “Thai Hot Guy” event According to local media reports, a scheduled performance by Thai men […]
MALAYSIA – 4 tribal languages in Sarawak go extinct
The Seru, Pegu, Bliun and Lelak tongues are now no longer in use, says the Sarawak director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Bernama FREE MALAYSIA TODAY SUN, MARCH 19, 2023 […]
Switzerland, Indonesia Sign Trade Promotion Cooperation Pact
Antara TEMPO.CO Sun, March 19, 2023 Director general of national export development (PEN) at the Ministry of Trade, Didi Sumedi (right), and Swiss Ambassador to Indonesia, Olivier Zehnder, at the […]
Norway, Indonesia Agree to Enhance Economic Cooperation
Antara TEMPO.CO Sun, March 19, 2023 Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Expert Staff of Connectivity, Service Development, and Natural Resources Dida Gardera (Right) with the Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Erling […]
CAMBODIA – Siem Reap woman masters sastra sleuk rith art
Kim Sarom THE PHNOM PENH POST Thu, March 16, 2023 Phoeun Phavy makes palm leaf manuscripts or sastra sleuk rith in Siem Reap province. Photo supplied Sastra sleuk rith, or […]
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