Malaysian goes from beauty queen to New York lawyer
Sheela Vijayan Free Malaysia Today May 28, 2022 It has been a fruitful time for Christina Chelliah after moving to New York almost nine years ago. (Muhaimin Marwan @ FMT […]
THAILAND – “uninspired by current events.”
BANGKOK — Rise of diesel prices, inflation and production cost hikes are causing price increases in food and many commodities as well as hardship for ordinary Thai folks as reflected […]
Singaporean dancer to portray young Queen Elizabeth at Platinum Jubilee pageant on June 5
By Anna Maria Romero THE INDEPENDENT SG Mon, May 02, 2022 Photo: Instagram/Jan.Hoho Angie Bual, its artistic director, told the paper that she did not want a Queen Elizabeth look-alike […]
Austrian Man Builds Dozens of New Schools: “Because I love Vietnam!”
Hannah Nguyen VIETNAM TIMES Tue, May 03, 2022 Over the past 5 years, a man from Austria has built dozens of new schools for children in the highlands. Thomas Farthofer […]
CAMBODIA – Siem Reap river cruising set to return after Covid pause
Peter Olszewski Khmer Times Thu, April 28, 2022 Tour operators have readied new ships to ply on the Vietnam-Cambodia route. Supplied Siem Reap is set to benefit from a new […]
PM encourages Cambodians to use local products
Khmer Times April 10, 2022 PHNOM PENH – Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on his fellow Cambodians to continue supporting and using local products with the slogan ‘a Cambodian […]
Birthplace of Cambodia to be designated as heritage site
Voun Dara THE PHNOM PENH POST Thu, April 21, 2022 Cheu Kach Ba Phnom in Prey Veng province will be officially designated as a cultural, historical and natural heritage site. […]
Forests the size of S’pore to be cut down in Peninsular Malaysia, claims NGO
FMT Reporters FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Thu, April 21, 2022 Rimba Disclosure Project says 86 environmental impact assessments involving forested land were approved in 2021. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Peninsular Malaysia […]
MALAYSIA – No injunction can be allowed against the govt, rules court in Orang Asli (Indigenous People) case
Ainin Wan Salleh FREE MALAYSIA TODAY April 21, 2022 The Orang Asli villagers, their lawyers, and representatives from NGOs Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) and Kg Kelaik Orang Asli Action Committee […]
VIETNAM – SEA Games 31 opening ceremony to tell stories of bamboo and wet rice culture
Jenna Duong HANOI TIMES April 18, 2022 Hanoi is ready for SEA Games 3, the 31-day countdown to the event took place at Hoan Kiem Lake on April 11. Photo: […]
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