Myanmar needs more than easing of visa rules to perk up tourism
ZEYAR HEIN The Myanmar Times OCTOBER 18, 2019 Western tourists mingle with ordinary folks in downtown Yangon. Ko Ko Htay/The Myanmar Times ANGON – There is no doubt the government […]
Cambridge-based Malaysian wins ‘Nobel Prize for Cancer Research’
By KENNETH TEE Malay Mail Thursday, October 17, 2019 Dr Serena will receive the award together with her collaborators Dr Paul Calleja and Dr Ignacio Medina from the University of […]
Mouth watering Malaysian kopitiam street food comes to Phnom Penh
Mouth watering Malaysian kopitiam street food comes to Phnom Penh Soung Sovanny The Phnom Penh Post October 17, 2019 Nasi lemak is served with ikan bilis (fried anchovies), peanuts, sliced […]
Indonesia jumps six spots to 68th in global economic openness index
Eisya A. Eloksari The Jakarta Post Thu, October 17, 2019 Office buildings in Jakarta. (JP/Ricky Yudhistira) JAKARTA – Indonesia has risen six places over the last decade to be ranked […]
Hanoi completes wiping out thrilling railway coffee shops
The Haoni Times Thursday, October 17, 2019 HANOI, Vietnam – The railway, which was built in the French colonial era and runs from Dien Bien Phu street to Phung Hung […]
The taste of Malaysian cendol in Phnom Penh
Soung Sovanny The Phnom Penh Post October 3, 2019 Founder of Chendul House, Sok Sokun Bopha. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – On Street 51 in Phnom Penh’s BKK 1 commune, a […]
No shame marrying a lorry driver: Malaysian master’s grad claps back on negative comments
No shame marrying a lorry driver: Malaysian master’s grad claps back on negative comments By MELANIE CHALIL Malay Mail Monday, 14 October 2019 Happily wedded Zuraiha and Hafis tied the […]
IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine See No Hope of Return Home
By NYEIN NYEIN The Irrawaddy October 10, 2019 Internally displaced people at Upper Myat Lay’s Mro camp in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy UPPER MYAT […]
Indonesia Teen Sci-Fi Novel ‘Najima’ Tackles Heavy Issues Head-On
By NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE OCTOBER 08, 2019 Kanaya N. Ozora launched her first book ‘Najima,’ a teen sci-fi novel written in English, in Jakarta on Saturday. (JG Photo/Nur Yasmin) […]
Villagers block energy company staff from promoting dam on Myanmar’s Nam Ma River in Hsipaw
By Mizzima October 13, 2019 Photo: Action for Shan State Rivers This week local residents blocked the entrance to Nam Ma village to stop UNIENGERY company staff from coming to promote […]
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