Cambodia’s EU’s tax free status partially withdrawn
Sorn Sarath Khmer Times Wed, August 12, 2020 PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector will see the partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal […]
Malaysian artist showcases country’s diverse cultures with artwork focusing on women’s traditional attires
BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA Malay Mail Tue, August 4, 2010 Noor Sarah and her portraits of her artwork featuring Malaysian women and their traditional attire. — Picture courtesy of Noor […]
Farmers walk from N. Sumatra to Jakarta to demand Jokowi settle land dispute
Nina A. Loasana The Jakarta Post Tue, August 11, 2020 Farmers from Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, arrive in Jakarta on Aug. 7, after walking thousands of kilometers from […]
Myanmar – The ’88 Popular Uprising turns 32
The Irrawaddy Sat, Aug 8, 2020 A memorial for those who died during the ’88 Popular Uprising was held in downtown Yangon on Saturday—the 32nd anniversary of the uprising.
A story in wax: When batik connects Indonesia and indigenous Australia
Dina Indrasafitri The Jakarta Post Fri, June 12, 2020 Indonesian batik artist Agus Ismoyo (left) and an artist from Utopia hold up a batik fabric. (Courtesy of Utopia/Yogyakarta Batik Project […]
ASEAN Flag-Raising ceremony on the occasion of the ASEAN Day 2020 in London
LONDON, Aug 7 – On 7 August 2020, Asean Ambasadors/High Commissioners to the UK, attended the ASEAN Flag-Raising Ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of the […]
South China Sea-related notes verbales might deal huge blow to China’s prestige: Thayer
Linh Pham THE HANOI TIMES Aug06, 2020 Notes verbales, unsigned formal diplomatic communication, would largely ruin China’s legal position. HANOI – The importance of Malaysia’s notes verbales, and those filed […]
Thailand Bets on Medical Marijuana Cultivation to Lift Economy
CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Sun, August 9, 2020 BANGKOK – Thailand’s ailing economy, particularly its tourism and agriculture sectors, is poised to get a boost from new rules that […]
Dems, PDI-P discuss cooperation in upcoming Indonesia regional elections
Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Fri, August 7, 2020 House of Representatives speaker and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executive Puan Maharani (second left) and Democratic Party chairman Agus […]
Berkarya infighting narrows space for opposition in Indonesia’s politics
Margareth S. Aritonang The Jakarta Post Sat, August 8, 2020 JAKARTA – One of Indonesia’s newest political parties has emerged from an internal leadership struggle with a clear victor: a […]
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