Malaysian filmmaker records visit to Orang Asli with IKHLAS care pack
Reena Sekaran Free Malaysia Today Sunday, May 31, 2020 Ibtisem Ben Nassib (R) with her sister, Ismahan Khan and the group of Orang Asli they met in the jungles of […]
Ambassadors gather for Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration hosted by Malaysia ambassador to Vietnam
Hanoi Times Sun, May 31, 2020 Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam Dato’ Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa (5th from left) celebrates the festival with ambassadors of Canada, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, […]
UGM students receive death threats over discussion on removing presidents from office in Indonesia
Alya Nurbaiti The Jakarta Post Sun, May 31, 2020 Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. (JP/Bambang Muryanto) JAKARTA – Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has canceled a planned online discussion about […]
Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act: Rutger Bregman in ‘Humankind’
Devina Heriyanto The Jakarta Post Sun, May 31, 2020 Humankind by Rutger Bregman (Courtesy of Bloomsbury/File) What if people are inherently kind? This question remains at the heart of Humankind, a newly […]
Darr Sann Ye, the story of a Myanmar badass
Zon Pann Pwint The Myanmar Times Fri, May 29, 2020 The front image for the documentary film about Darr Sann Ye. Photo: Ma Nyein Nyein Aung. YANGON – In October […]
Food Not Bombs In Myanmar
Zon Pann Pwint The Myanmar Times Tue, May 26, 2020 Food Not Bombs (Myanmar) organisation is helping people in need during the COVID-19 outbreak. Photos: Food Not Bombs Myanmar/Facebook NAY […]
Malaysia: In a Sabah forest, two sisters build a ‘school’ to keep lessons going
Robin Augustin Free Malaysia Today Mon, May 25, 2020 Rechellyna and Ryverra Rinus have built their own schoolhouse on a hilltop to carry on studying. PETALING JAYA: On a hilltop […]
Myanmar to Reopen Schools in July with COVID-19 Challenges
By Thiha Lwin The Irrawaddy Fri, May 15, 2020 Back to school season in June 2018. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy NAYPYITAW—The Myanmar government is preparing to reopen basic […]
Malaysia CMCO: No internet access, teacher prints school work for Orang Asli students in Perak State
Malay Mail Friday, 15 May 2020 Children are seen playing at Kampung Orang Asli Busut Baru in Banting, near the Kuala Langat forest reserve in this file picture taken on […]
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