Laos Enters De Facto Lockdown Amid Global Coronavirus Outbreak
By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times Sun,March 22, 2020 VIENTIANE – Laos is poised to enter a de facto lockdown as borders, entry and exit points begin to close across […]
Luang Prabang to Scale Down Lao New Year Celebrations over Virus Concerns
By Taejun Kang The Laotian Times March 11, 2020 Luang Prabang plans to scale back its traditional Lao New Year festivities planned between April 13 and 16 to help prevent […]
Your democracy is killing you and how China suppressed Covid-19
By Tim Newton The Thaiger Sat, March 21, 2020 OPINION On January 25, 2020 the Chinese government started locking down around 930 million citizens over the following few weeks, starting […]
Senior UN official abandons Myanmar colleagues over virus
The Myanmar Times Sat, Mar 21, 2020 Bijay Karmacharya, the Myanmar programme manager of UN-Habitat, speaks at a consultation workshop on June 4, 2018 at Thingaha Hotel in Nay Pyi […]
MALAYSIA: The Orang Asli (Indigenous People) are staying put, and want outsiders out.
Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)·Saturday, March 21, 2020 MALAYSIA – The word is out: Social distancing and self-quarantining are our best bet to stem the spread of the Covid-19 […]
The Malaysian designer going places with her handmade clay jewellery
By Bervin Cheong The Star Tuesday, 11 Feb 2020 Sarla Devi posing with English fashion and textile designer Dame Zandra Rhodes at the Pure London trade event. LONDON – Handcrafted […]
Indonesia Bedroom bill: Proposed ‘family resilience’ law would require LGBT people to report for ‘rehabilitation’
Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Wed, February 19, 2020 A passerby hugs an activist campaigning for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during Car Free […]
‘Whose Comfort?’By Professor Yonson Ahn
Body, sexuality and identities of Korean ‘Comfort Women’ and Japanese soldiers during WW11 Professor Yonson Ahn addressing attendees at the launch of ‘Whose Comfort?’ Photo: Courtesy World Scientific Publishing Company […]
Thai News Anchor Apologizes to Laos For Deep Offense
By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times March 20, 2020 Thai news anchor Judd Thima offers of Channel One31 of Thailand his apologies to Lao Ambassador to Thailand Seng Soukhathivong at […]
Myanmar’s Nouveau Riche Wear Their Wealth on Their Sleeves
At a recent event to honor major donors to the welfare of Buddhism, the honorees—draped in gold and gems—made sure no one was in any doubt as to their staggering […]
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