Freedom of Expression in Myanmar in Decline Under NLD Government, Say Advocates
By Zaw Zaw Htwe The Irrawaddy Mon, 4 May 2020 Activists call for freedom of assembly and expression in Yangon in March, 2018. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy […]
Malaysia CMCO now federal law, states have no choice but to comply, say legal experts
Predeep Nambiar Free Malaysia Today Mon, May 4, 2020 The conditional movement control order went into effect today. GEORGE TOWN: State governments have no choice but to accept the conditional […]
Indonesia COVID-19 aid stalled, used for political stunts
Sausan Atika, Ganug Nugroho Adi and Fadli The Jakarta Post Mon, May 4, 2020 Workers from Jakarta-owned food security company PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya are seen packing staple food into […]
Indonesia dancers keep show going on virtual stage
Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post Mon, May 4, 2020 Quality entertainment: The Indonesia Dance Network curates performances to appear on its YouTube channel. (EKI Dance Company/-) JAKARTA – Virtual […]
INDONESIA – North Sumatra residents deny Chinese fishing vessel permission to dock
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Mon, May 4, 2020 Fishermen unload fish from their boat in Muara Angke Port, North Jakarta, on April 17, 2016. Residents in Pulau Sembilan village […]
Cambodia’s Mondulkiri sanctuary land grabbers charged
Soth Koemsoeun The Phnom Penh Post Sun, May 3, 2020 Mondulkiri province has been host to a litany of land disputes, the most recent involving 13 suspects detained in April. […]
Indonesia Mass Produces Covid-19 Testing Kits
BY :ARI SUPRIYANTI RIKIN, HERU ANDRIYANTO JAKARTA GLOBE MON, MAY 4, 2020 Jakarta. A consortium of Indonesian research agencies and companies began mass producing Covid-19 testing kits this week to […]
‘God gave me 10 fingers to work’: IndonesiaNTT resident refuses govt COVID-19 aid in viral video
The Jakarta Post Sun, May 3, 2020 East Nusa Tenggara resident Salomi Malaka (left) declines government staple food aid, saying that she would not accept handouts. (Courtesy of Instagram/@baliaman_) EAST […]
COVID-19: ASEAN rights body urges members to respond to pandemic humanely
Dyaning Pangestika The Jakarta Post Sun, May 3, 2020 JAKARTA – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has called on member states to integrate human rights values into […]
Indonesia study says unrefined Palm Oil Boosts Lung Immunity Against Covid-19
BY NUR YASMIN JAKARTA POST SAT, MAY 2, 2020 Fresh off the tree palm oil at Batang Toru sub-district, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. (JG Photo/Nur Yasmin) JAKARTA – A study […]
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