There’s no place like Ubud, Bali for yoga
NEWS DESK THE JAKARTA POST Sun, March 11, 2018 BALI, Indonesia – Bali is not all about beaches and waves. Travelers may want to cool down in Ubud, Gianyar regency, […]
Japan pledges $100,000 for each village building plan
By Zaw Zaw Htwe The Myanmar Times March 9, 2018 Built with Japanese help: San Kya Monastery Post-primary School in Myin Chan, Mandalay. Zaw Zaw Htwe/The Myanmar Times The Japanese government […]
In KL, Malaysian women march to reclaim their space
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY The Malay Mail Online Saturday March 10, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Hundreds of Malaysians, most of them women, took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur today to […]
Myanmar, EU reaffirm commitment on human rights
By Mizzima Saturday March 10, 2018 The Fourth EU-Myanmar Human Rights Dialogue on 5 March brought EU Special Representative Stavros Lambrinidis back to Myanmar for the sixth time since 2012. […]
Myanmar city Mandalay Revives Traditional Thingyan Nights to Attract Visitors
By ZARNI MANN, THE IRRAWADDY 8 March 2018 The Mandalay Thingyan Walkway entrance in 2017. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy MANDALAY — The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) is planning to […]
Japan to build schools in conflict zones
By Haw Betty Han The Myanmar Times 8 March 2018 A school in Mulon-Lone Hae village of Hopong township, Shan State. Naw Betty Han/The Myanmar Times The Nippon Foundation has […]
300th school built by Nippon Foundation in Shan State, Myanmar
By Mizzima Monday, 5 March 2018 Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima The Nippon Foundation has completed it 300th School in Shan State, state media reported on 5 March. The post-primary school was built under […]
CULTURALLY DIVERSE CAP GO MEH AT JAKARTA’S CHINATOWN
By JESSICHA VALENTINA The Jakarta Post Monday March 5, 2018 “Kabasaran”, a traditional Minahasan war dance, is among the cultural performances presented in Cap Go Meh Glodok 2018 festival on […]
Don’t be afraid to invest in Africa – Indonesian ambassadors
By Sheany Jakarta Globe February 14, 2018 Indonesian ambassadors stationed in African countries on Tuesday (13/02) urged Indonesian businesses to invest in the continent and change their mindsets about Africa […]
Indonesia group JKT48’s Melody named Japan-ASEAN Goodwill Ambassador
THE JAKARTA POST Thursday March 1, 2018 Melody Nurramdhani Laksania is pictured with Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN Kazuo Sunaga in Jakarta on Wednesday, March 28, with the certificate officially naming her […]
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