Business groups speak out against potential withdrawal of EU GSP
THIHA KO KO & THOMPSON CHAU The Myanmar Times 30 OCT 2018 Myanmar girl works in a garment factory at Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone in Yangon. Photo – EPA […]
Artists from Six States to Perform at Malay Art Feast
TEMPO.CO Sunday October 28, 2018 Festival Lima Gunung (FLG) XVI/2017. ANTARA/Maulana Surya JAKARTA, Indonesia: A number of artists from six countries namely Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and the host […]
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region launches scholarship program for students from Myanmar
By Mizzima Monday October 21, 2018 The Education Bureau of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Friday the launch of a Belt and Road Scholarship for students from […]
Poppy farmers seek comprehensive solution to illicit drug problem
NAW BETTY HAN The Myanmar Times Monday 29 OCT 2018 Security forces destroy a poppy field: Photo – Sai Linn Linn Oo Myanmar poppy farmers are calling on the government […]
Lonely Planet Lists Indonesia in Ten Must-Visit Destinations
TEMPO.CO THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 2018 Bali in INDONESIA. ANTARA/Saptono JAKARTA, Indonesia – Lonely Planet, the leading travel guidebook and media publisher, listed Indonesia in the 10 must-visit destination countries in 2019. […]
Yogyakarta named ASEAN City of Culture
By SRI WAHYUNI The Jakarta Post Thu October 25, 2018 Prambanan at Yogyakarta JAKARTA, Indonesia – Yogyakarta was named the ASEAN City of Culture for the 2018-2020 period during the […]
Malaysia, Thailand cross-border trading to be round-the-clock, says Malaysia PM
By Yiswaree Palansamy Malay Mail Wednesday October 24, 2018 BANGKOK, Oct 24 — Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to open up their borders for 24-hour cross-border trading, Prime Minister Tun […]
Myanmar welcomes more investment from Hong Kong
By Mizzima Monday, 22 October 2018 A Myanmar Investment Promotion seminar was held on October 16 at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong. The seminar was attended by Mr. Edward Yau, Secretary for […]
Jakarta Fashion Week 2019 opens in splash of colors and collaborations
By Sylviana Hamdani Jakarta Globe Tue October 22, 2018 Dancers and models walk the runway of the opening show of Jakarta Fashion Week 2019 in Senayan City, Jakarta. (Photo courtesy […]
18 Indonesian food producers display products at SIAL Paris
The Jakarta Post Mon October 22, 2018 Visitors crowd the Indonesian Pavilion at the Salon International d’Alimentation (SIAL), a global food trade fair, in Paris on Oct. 21. (bbn) (Courtesy […]
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