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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 […]

On This Day – The Day Burma (Now Myanmar) Gen. Aung San Left in Search of an Ally against the British

By Wei Yan Aung The Irrawaddy Sat, August 8, 2019 Gen. Aung San YANGON—Seventy-nine years ago today, General Aung San set off for Amoy, China (also known as Xiamen), taking […]

Unseen Photos From Myanmar 8888 Uprising to Go on Display

The Irrawaddy August 7, 2020 Of the many local photographers who documented the popular protests against the Ne Win regime in 1988, only Htein Win was able to keep his […]

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