Singapore Festival captures the imagination, taste buds of revellers
Nandar Aung The Myanmar Times 3 December 2018 Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times Over the past few years residents and regular visitors to Yangon have witnessed the slow but steady […]
‘Human puppets’ to promote Indonesian culture in Germany
The Jakarta Post Sun, November 18, 2018 The Wayang Orang Bharata show is held at the Bharata Purwa building in Jakarta on June 18, 2016. (The Jakarta Post/Wienda Parwitasari) Wayang […]
Activists, school kids march to Parliament calling for end to child marriages in Malaysia
By Jerry Choong Malay Mail 13 November 2018 Students protest against child marriage outside the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur November 13, 2018. — Picture by Hari Anggara KUALA LUMPUR, Nov […]
Asean Family Day Celebration in London
Heads of missions The Philippines, as Chair of the Asean London Committee (ALC) for the second half of 2018 organised the Asean Family Day, at Rumah Malaysia, the official residence […]
Dominican Republic Art Exhibition “Alas & Colores: Endemic Birds of Hispaniola”
On the occasion of the 7thDominican Week in the UK Dominican Republic in the UK hosted an Art Exhibition “Alas & Colores: Endemic Birds of Hispaniola” at Zari Gallery, 22 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GKR Hemas Comments on Anti-Idolatry Group Ransacking Sea Offering
By SHINTA MAHARANI TEMPO.CO Monday 15 October 2018 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Yogyakarta Kraton’s King Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X Empress, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hemas said that the group of people […]
The Royal Anthropological Institute 2018 Photographic Studies Prize
LONDON, UK, 21 Sept – The Royal Anthropological Institute presented the 2018 Photographic Studies Prize to Dr Karen Strassler at the institute, Friday 21 September. Dr Karen Strassler delivering her […]
School of Javanese Culture in Senden opens doors to students across Asia
STEFANUS AJIE THE JAKARTA POST Saturday August 11, 2018 School of Javanese Culture students take part in an event to welcome the tobacco harvest season. (JP/Stefanus Ajie) BOYOLALI, Central Java, […]
Tagged ‘ultra-liberal’ over anti-child marriage zeal, Malaysia activists lament BN-like antagonism
By Azril Annuar Malay Mail Online Friday August 10, 2018 Freedom of speech activist Gayathry Venkiteswaran warned against dangerous labels such as ‘ultra-liberals’, ‘extreme activists’ and ‘very vocal social activists’. […]
US embassy stands ‘proudly’ with LGBT activists
BY BOO SU-LYN Malay Mail Online Friday August 10, 2018 Transgender activist Nisha was the first transwoman to win the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award in […]
Is this the new Malaysia we voted for? LGBT activist asks after picture removed from exhibition
BY OPALYN MOK MALAY MAIL ONLINE Wed August 8, 2018 Portraits of Nisha Ayub and Pang Khee Teik at the ‘Stripes and Strokes’ exhibition at George Town Festival […]
Malaysia minister: I ordered removal of portraits from GTF exhibit, no promotion of LGBT
BY ANITH ADILAH Malay Mail Online Wed August 8, 2018 A visitor at the ‘Stripes and Strokes’ exhibition in George Town August 8, 2018. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin […]
London Mela is COMING HOME – 2 WEEKS TO GO
Press Release ZEE London Mela to be staged at the heart of Europe’s oldest Asian community in Southall. Artists include Jay Sean, Arjun and Apache Indian among those performing […]
