Myanmar Journalists Furious as Govt Blocks Over 200 Websites Including News Pages
By Htun Htun The Irrawaddy Wed, April 1, 2020 The website of Mandalay In-Depth News. / The Irrawaddy YANGON—A number of registered online news agencies have filed complaints with the […]
Indonesia’s indigenous tribes use rituals, customs to ward off coronavirus
Jon Afrizal and Markus Makur The Jakarta Post Wed, April 1, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo hands out gifts to members of the Suku Anak Dalam tribe in Sarolangun regency […]
Malaysia Women Ministry apologises for ‘sexist’ MCO advice – but not in Doraemon’s voice
By Farah Solhi New Straits Times Tue, March 31, 2020 The online posters, which offered advice on how women could avoid domestic conflicts during the ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO). […]
When Yangon’s Avenues Traded Colonial English Names for Burmese
By Wei Yan Aung The Irrawaddy Fri, March 27, 2020 A Yangon street sign. YANGON—On this day in 1989, 165 streets in Yangon had their names changed from English […]
Myanma Aswe, a symbol of national spirit of Myanmar
Zon Pann Pwint The Myanmar Times Fri, Ma 17, 2020 Dewar’s “White Label” Whisky and Gilbey’s Rustan Brown Sherry advertisements were discovered in-tact in the Myanmar Aswe (Burmese Favourite co.) […]
From Kuwait to Cambodia on two wheels
Khmer Times Fri, March 20, 2020 The Kuwait motorcyclist with a local policeman in front of the Independence Monument. Supplied PHNOM PENH – The Kuwait Embassy in Phnom Penh opened […]
Book – ‘Whose Comfort?’ By Professor Yonson Ahn
‘Whose Comfort?’ By Professor Yonson Ahn Body, sexuality and identities of Korean ‘Comfort Women’ and Japanese soldiers during WW11 Professor Yonson Ahn addressing attendees at the launch of ‘Whose Comfort?’ […]
No ‘ogoh-ogoh’ parades, large crowds during Bali Nyepi this year
Sausan Atika and Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Tue, March 24, 2020 Less than 30 Hindus — all wearing masks — gather at Aditya Jaya Hindu temple in Rawamangun, […]
Mandalay monks chant Buddhist scriptures
The Irrawaddy Mon, March 23, 2020 MANDALAY, Myanmar – Amid fears over the coronavirus pandemic, 108 monks in Mandalay chant Buddhist scriptures to ward off danger to people around the […]
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