Posters commemorating the ’88 Popular Uprising in Myanmar
The Irrawaddy Thu, August 6, 2020 (Photo: Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy) YANGON – Posters commemorating the ’88 Popular Uprising are erected in downtown Yangon on Wednesday ahead of the […]
Meet Rusameekae, Thailand’s Half-Black LGBT Star
By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich Khaosod English Thu, August 6, 2020 Rusameekae Fagerlund. Photo: Rusameekae / Facebook and Instagram BANGKOK — “I’ve never seen a negro toot!” a market stall lady shouted […]
Backlash on Cambodia public order draft law
Srey Lux Sok / Khmer Times Tue, August 4, 2020 The Ministry of Interior’s new public order draft law which aims to strengthen peace and security by regulating public behaviour, […]
Bangkok Students March for LGBT Equality in Schools
By Khaosod English July 29, 2020 BANGKOK — At the first student-led ‘pride march’ in Thailand ever on Wednesday, young protesters demanded that state teachers stop discriminating against LGBT students, […]
After being slammed for ‘racist’ ad, Cadbury Malaysia says brand prides itself in racial inclusivity
BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA Malay Mail Fri, July 10, 2020 PETALING JAYA – After being slammed on Instagram for a video that users say does not promote racial diversity, Cadbury […]
Thailand’s Lawmakers Endorse Partnership Bill for Same-Sex Couples
By CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES July 9, 2020 “The Civil Partnership Bill is a milestone for Thai society in promoting equality among people of all genders. This strengthens the […]
In Myanmar A Strictly Segregated Watering Hole of British Rangoon
By Wei Yan Aung The Irrawaddy Thu, 8 July 2020 The Pegu Club YANGON – One of the symbolic landmarks of discrimination during the colonial period in Myanmar—then Burma—is the […]
Experts Denounce Religious Censorship on Thai Modern Arts
By Khaosod English Mon, July 13, 2020 Paintings depicting Buddha as Ultraman. BANGKOK — A group of academics and experts told a Parliament committee on Monday that crackdowns on arts […]
Amnesty International Malaysia says Putrajaya’s religious education for transgenders harmful, should be outlawed
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The Malaysian chapter of Amnesty International today urged the government to stop persecuting transgenders by forcing religious indoctrination on them in order to make them […]
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