CAMBODIA – Beijing fashionista hit the runway in Siem Reap to support novel models
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post March 28, 2021 Mario’s new 2022 S/S collection combines a modern chic touch with a traditional style that is inspired by the Khmer […]
A Malaysian Artist Created TIME Magazine’s Powerful Climate Crisis Cover
By Kirat Kaur THE RAKYAT POST Fri, April 16, 2021 Red Hong Yi/Facebook & TIME Magazine The cover of TIME Magazine’s 26th April 2021 issue on the climate crisis is […]
MALAYSIA Civil groups chide minister insistence on harsher laws against LGBT, endorsement of conversion therapy
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam Malay Mail Wed, April 07, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – A coalition of local civil societies has today slammed religious affairs minister Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad’s insistence to […]
Malaysia govt still keen to amend RUU355 when Parliament sits, wants harsher laws against LGBT
BY ASHMAN ADAM MALAY MAIL Tue, April 6, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – Putrajaya is reportedly set to move forward with imposing heavier punishments against Muslim lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]
Malaysian dad’s childhood stories of Pahang and World War Two memoirs inspires book by Aussie-Brit who teaches robotics
BY KENNETH TEE MALAY MAILSun, April 11, 2021 Menon said she realised that writing fiction came from the same well of creativity as writing mathematical proofs when she moved to […]
SINGAPORE – Preetipls questions ShopBack’s Indian-inspired ad: “Why is the guy not Indian?”
She has raised this question befor Obbana Rajah THE INDEPENDENT SG Thu, April 8, 2021 Photo: YouTube screengrab SINGAPORE – Local YouTuber Preetipls has slammed a Shopback ad on TikTok […]
Indonesia President Jokowi: Ignorance Leads to Intolerance
DEWI NURITA TEMPO.CO Wed, April 7, 2021 President Joko Widodo together with Bali Governor I Wayan Koster (right) and Bali Deputy Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana (left) reviewing the […]
Vietnam – Hanoi’s Red River’s riparian area has more worth-living spaces
Jenna Duong HANOI TIMES Tue, Mar 30, 2021 HANOI – Phuc Tan’s slum neighborhood has recently been changed into one of the city’s interesting places, thanks to art and community […]
Lao Government and Handicraft Stakeholders Pledge to Protect Traditional Designs of Laos
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Sat,March 26, 2021 TAEC Co-Director Tara Gujadhur with Oma Artisans. Representatives from the Lao government, Lao Handicrafts Association, and cultural heritage stakeholders met on […]
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