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Now there’s a ‘Malu apa bossku’ song, and the rapper wants former Malaysia PM Najib’s forgiveness

By Danial Dzulkifly Malay Mail February 2019 The former prime minister has tried to portray himself as a man of the people.— Picture via Facebook/Najib Razak KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — […]

Malaysia environmental goups sound alarm as Ipoh’s Kledang Hill being stripped bare

By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 An aerial view showing the extent of the land clearing activities which has taken place on Kledang Hill. — Picture courtesy of […]

Tourists flock to Cambodia-Thailand military frontier

Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post Friday January 4, 2019 The wooden staircase was bulit in 2017 to transport supplies to soldiers on the site of a contentious military frontier […]

From Bijan to Bossku: Former Malaysia PM Najib taps into ‘rempit’ culture in working class rebranding

COMMENTARY By Zurairi AR Assistant News Editor Malay Mail January 18, 2019 Najib’s constant reference to riding may well endear him to the blue-collar community, as he attempts to morph […]

Projects Approved by Previous Gov’t Should Not Be Abolished: Myanmar State Counselor

By Htet Naing Zaw The Irrawaddy January 23, 2019 State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets locals in Kalay Township on January 21, 2019. / Myanmar State Counselor’s Office […]

US Embassy in Cambodia denies US role in Lon Nol coup d’etat

By Mech Dara  The Phnom Penh Post  Friday February 1, 2019 Phnom Penh residents, carrying their worldly possessions, are evacuated by the Khmer Rouge in April 1975. They were told […]

Malaysia group sounds alarm as industrial dumping shrinks last mangrove forest in Batu Maung

By Opalyn Mok Malay Mail January 30, 2019 Sahabat Alam Malaysia research officer S. Mageswary (centre) says the remaining mangrove forest in Batu Maung must be preserved and protected for […]

Indonesia Massive Crackdown on Communist Books Deemed Unconstitutional

BY SHEANY JAKARTA  GLOBE J JANUARY 25, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia –  A plan by the Attorney General’s Office to launch a massive crackdown on books about communism and other banned […]

Dialogue will make Myanmar stronger’ – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar

‘Dialogue will make Myanmar stronger’ – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar by MIZZIMA january 31, 2019 Christine Schraner Burgener (C), United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Myanmar, visits […]

Stop criminalising peaceful speech in Myanmar: rights organisation

NYAN LYNN AUNG the myanmar Times Friday February 1,  2019 The government should stop using criminal laws against peaceful speech and assembly and undertake legislative reforms to better protect freedom of expression, […]

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