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, […]
A more ‘civilized’ Indonesia?: Netizens astonished by Jakartans lining up at bus stops
By A Muh Ibnu Aqil The Jakarta Post Mon January 7, 2019 Passengers wait for a Transjakarta bus at a newly built concrete bus stop on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta. […]
No Baram dam, no problem: Malaysia villagers build own micro hydro plant
By Sulok Tawie Malay Mail January 14, 2019 Villagers work on the micro hydro project January 14,2019. — Picture courtesy of SAVE Rivers MIRI, Malaysia – The villagers of Long […]
Accused of promoting pork in magazine, Malaysia Airlines says sorry… but it was actually beef
By Julia Chan Malay Mail Monday January 21, 2019 KUALA LUMPUR, malaysia – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has apologised after it was accused of publishing an image of a pork dish […]
Made in Myanmar
Phoe Wa The Myanmar Times 11 January 2019 Made in Myanmar offered a glimpse of Myanmar’s arts and crafts. Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times There are great new business opportunities for vendors […]
Cambodia province Mondulkiri’s highest and smallest waterfalls, metres apart
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post 10 January 2019 Leng Khin is Mondulkiri’s highest waterfall, measuring 25m in the dry season and 28m in the rainy season. Pha Lina Most […]
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