Singapore-based UOB helps lure US$1.12 billion in FDI to Vietnam
Ngoc Thuy HANOI TIMES Sat, November 28, 2020 A view of the signing of the MoU. Photo: UOB HANOI – This comes on top of over US$2.24 billion that was […]
Northern Thailand Harvests Dead Leaves for Renewable Energy
By CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Sat, November 28, 2020 Thailand has come up with an innovative project to transform natural waste, such as dried leaves in forests, into a […]
INDONESIA – The Chosen Ones: Dieng’s Dreadlock-Haired Children
BY :YUDHA BASKORO JAKARTA GLOBE, SAT, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 Zara I’anatul Maulida, 8, a dreadlock-haired child poses for the Jakarta Globe at Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara, on Nov. 15, 2020. (JG […]
INDONESIA – The House Drops a Bill That Will Require Indonesians to Turn in Gay Family Members
BY :JAKARTA GLOBE TUE, NOVEMBER 24, 2020 Nurul Arifin, left, a legislator from Golkar Party, chat with her colleagues in a plenary meeting at the House of Representatives in Jakarta […]
Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Cautiously Optimistic About Outreach From Victorious NLD
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint THE IRRAWADDY Wed, November 25, 2020 State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic leaders at the 21st Century Panglong peace conference. / Htet […]
Apec 2020 concludes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on a high note
BERNAMA THE MALAY MAIL Sat, November 21, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR – The Apec 2020 ended on a high note on Nov 20, with the adoption of the Apec Putrajaya Vision […]
INDONESIA – Twenty-two years on, families of Semanggi victims grasping at straws in search for justice
Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post November 14, 2020 Maria Catarina Sumarsih holds an umbrella during the 536th Kamisan, a weekly silent protest in front of the State Palace in Jakarta, […]
Mother’s love: Three Indonesian women want cannabis legalized to help their children
The Jakarta Post Sat, November 21, 2020 JAKARTA – Three mothers of sick children are fighting for legal changes to allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Together, they […]
Malaysian reggae artist Sasi The Don nominated for the Caribbean Afro Music Award
BY ARIF ZIKRI MALAY MAIL Fri, November 20, 2020 Sasi The Don has been nominated as Best International Act for the Carribean Afro Music Awards next year. — Picture courtesy […]
Dynastic political showdown rocks one of Indonesia’s fastest-growing cities
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano The Jakarta Post Wed, November 18, 2020 Mayoral candidate Muhamad and his running mate Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo arrive at the South Tangerang General Elections office on […]
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