Cambodia, UK vow to boost trade cooperation
Sorn Sarath Khmer Times Thu, September 17, 2020 Workers at a garment factory in Phnom Penh. Siv Channa PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and United Kingdom (UK) has pledged to boost […]
‘Palm Oil Free’ Ads Irk Indonesia Gov’t, Association
BY JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JAKARTA GLOBE THU, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 A worker harvests oil palms at a plantation in Cimulang, Bogor. (Antara Photo/Yulius Satria Wijaya) JAKARTA – The growing number […]
Myanmar, S. Korea Pledge to Step Up Cooperation on Trade, Investment, Energy
By Nan Lwin THE IRRAWADDY Thu, September 17, 2020 Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in attend a state dinner in Naypyitaw in […]
Malaysian actress and entrepreneur Syatilla Melvin blasted for promoting ‘bed-breaking’ sex supplement
BY TAN MEI ZI MALAY MAIL Thu, September 17, 2020 The suggestive photos didn’t sit well with many of Syatilla’s followers. — Pictures via Instagram/samtilla PETALING JAYA – Malaysian actress […]
Berlin asks Vietnam to bridge German with Indo-Pacific
Linh Pham THE HANOI TIMES Wed, September 16, 2020 HANOI – Germany takes Vietnam as an example in the rise of Asia for Berlin’s Indo-Pacific strategy highlighted recently. Germany has […]
Indonesia Solar start-up Xurya becomes first recipient of Southeast Asian green fund
Norman Harsono The Jakarta Post Wed, September 16, 2020 A solar PV installation by solar start-up Xurya above Plaza Indonesia shopping mall in Central Jakarta is pictured at an unspecified […]
Thai PM Prayut’s Daughters Hit Back at Netizens’ Accusations
Khaosod English September 3, 2020 Tanya Chan-o-cha and Nittha Chan-o-cha are seen in a 2006 promotional image for pop band Badz. BANGKOK — Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha’s twin daughters on Wednesday […]
Netizens Charged With Libel for Posts About Thai PM Prayut’s Daughters
Khaosod English Tue September 15, 2020 BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday said seven people were charged for posting defamatory content online about Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha’s daughters, and more people will […]
University of Indonesia under fire for emphasizing consensual sex in sex-ed orientation video
Rizki Fachriansyah The Jakarta Post Wed, September 16, 2020 The University of Indonesia, Depok, West Java. (Wikimedia Commons/Ilham Kuniawan Gumilang) The University of Indonesia (UI) has found itself embroiled in […]
United States Commits $153 million for Mekong Development
By Francis Savankham THE LAOTIAN TIMES Wed, September 16, 2020 The U.S. State Department has pledged approximately $153.6 million for cooperation programs throughout the Mekong region, including crime prevention, data […]
