Malaysia Airlines inflight magazine to drop the word ‘pork’ from future issues
By Audrey Edwards Malay Mail January 25, 2019 The move to disallow the word came about after a social media post, claiming that a photograph of pork was used in […]
Can we talk about the ‘kerbau pendek’ in the room?In Malaysia?
By Joan Lau Executive Editor Malay Mail January 25, 2019 Curious Kitchen’s Wagyu Strip Loin dish was mistaken for pork earlier this week after it was spotted in MAS’ ‘Going […]
Myanmar’s Grandfather of the Toddy
By NYO ME The Myanmar Times 25 JANUARY 2019 The 73-year-old toddy climber in Eain Shae Min Toddy Land on January 22, 2019. Nyo Me/The Myanmar Times 73-year-old toddy climber U Kan […]
Close to the edge in Cambodia: Hair raising pictures from Kulen Mountain
Leang Phannara The Phnom Penh Post 17 January 2019 The giant overhanging rock is situated in an area known as Mahendraparvata – an ancient city of the Khmer Empire era […]
Crowned in secret: Bali’s LGBT pageant avoids limelight amid public prejudice
By Luh De Suriyani The Jakarta Post Wed, January 23, 2019 Against all the odds: Initiated by the Yayasan Gaya Dewata (YGD), the Miss and Mister Gaya Dewata pageant has […]
Indonesia government vows to engage more indigenous groups in forest management
By Ivany Atina Arbi The Jakarta Post Wed, January 23, 2019 Anak Dalam tribe members gather in a hut in Pelakar village, Pamenang, Merangin, Jambi, on April 22, 2018. (Antara/Wahdi […]
Indonesia Defends Palm Oil at ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting
Petir Garda Bhwana TEMPO.CO 23 January 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia again spoke on the issue of palm oil during the 22nd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, on Monday, Jan. 21, and reiterated its rejection of […]
First Yangon International Motor Show kicks off
KYAW SOE HTET THE MYANMAR TIMES Wednesday 23 JAN 2019 Photo: Shin Moe Myint/ The Myanmar Times Automotive enthusiasts will have the chance to browse the latest models of […]
Myanmar Organizers of Yangon’s 5th LGBTIQ Festival Promise Biggest Bash Yet
By LWIN MAR HTUN The Irrawady 22 January 2019 People attend the LGBTIQ Festival at the French Institute in Yangon in 2018. / &Proud / Facebook YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival, […]
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