Crisis in Myanmar Seen Undermining ‘ASEAN Centrality’
By THEPCHAI YONG THE IRRAWADDY, Tue, March 23, 2021 Myanmar junta security forces are seen after a confrontation with protesters in Yangon on Mar. 17. / The Irrawaddy The ongoing […]
Malaysia DBP Explains Why “Orang K*ling” Racial Slur Was On Its Website In The First Place
by Hakim Hassan THE RAKYAT POST, Tue, March 23, 2021 The removal of the word was contested in court before. After receiving flak for using the slur “keling” in the […]
Malaysia DBP tells why it won’t say sorry over use of ‘keling’
Robin Augustin FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Tue, March 23, 2021 Photo: Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) says it will not apologise for the use of the […]
Laos Elects New President and Prime Minister
By Phayboune Thanabouasy The Laotian Times Mon, March 22, 2021 Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, (left) President of the Lao PDR and Dr. Phankham Viphavanh (right) Prime Minister of the Lao PDR. […]
Malaysia Orang Asli (Indigenous People) say no to Nenggiri hydro dam
FMT Reporters FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Mon, March 22, 2021 The Orang Asli folk protesting against the planned resettlement from their ancestral lands for the building of the dam. PETALING JAYA: […]
PM Prayut Denies Thailand Sending Rice to Myanmar Army
By Khaosod English Mon, March 22, 2021 In this undated photo, a group of unidentified individuals load what appeared to be rice sacks to a truck at the Thai-Myanmar border […]
Cambodia Environment Ministry, CYN launch ‘Forest Restoration’ campaign
Lay Samean THE PHNOM PENH POST, Sun, March 21, 2021 An environment ministry ranger holds Cambodian flag atop a mountain in a protected area. Environment Ministry The Ministry of Environment, […]
THAILAND – Legal cannabis restaurant opens in Pattaya area, second this month
By Goong Nang(GN) THE PATTAYA NEWS Saturday, March 20, 2021 BANGLAMUNG – Another legal cannabis restaurant has been opened in Banglamung over the past week, the second this month following […]
Indonesia Calls for Asean Summit on Myanmar
BY :NOVY LUMANAUW JAKARTA GLOBE SAT, MARCH 20, 2021 Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo calls for Asean summit on the Myanmar crisis, as the death toll from the anti-coup protests […]
Indonesia new ‘virtual police’ adds to fears over loss of online civic space, civil freedoms
Tri Indah Oktavianti and Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Fri, March 19, 2021 JAKARTA – The National Police’s move to launch a “virtual police squad”, or cyber patrol, for tracking […]
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