Indian playback singer Shreya Ghoshal dazzles Malaysians with Bollywood favourites
BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA Malay Mail Tue, 25 Feb 2020 Shreya Ghoshal dazzling the crowd with her performance. ― Picture courtesy of Hitman Solutions PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Feb 25 ― […]
Luang Prabang to Scale Down Lao New Year Celebrations over Virus Concerns
By Taejun Kang The Laotian Times March 11, 2020 Luang Prabang plans to scale back its traditional Lao New Year festivities planned between April 13 and 16 to help prevent […]
MALAYSIA: The Orang Asli (Indigenous People) are staying put, and want outsiders out.
Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)·Saturday, March 21, 2020 MALAYSIA – The word is out: Social distancing and self-quarantining are our best bet to stem the spread of the Covid-19 […]
The Malaysian designer going places with her handmade clay jewellery
By Bervin Cheong The Star Tuesday, 11 Feb 2020 Sarla Devi posing with English fashion and textile designer Dame Zandra Rhodes at the Pure London trade event. LONDON – Handcrafted […]
Indonesia Bedroom bill: Proposed ‘family resilience’ law would require LGBT people to report for ‘rehabilitation’
Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Wed, February 19, 2020 A passerby hugs an activist campaigning for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during Car Free […]
‘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?’ Photo: Courtesy World Scientific Publishing Company […]
Thai News Anchor Apologizes to Laos For Deep Offense
By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times March 20, 2020 Thai news anchor Judd Thima offers of Channel One31 of Thailand his apologies to Lao Ambassador to Thailand Seng Soukhathivong at […]
Myanmar’s Nouveau Riche Wear Their Wealth on Their Sleeves
At a recent event to honor major donors to the welfare of Buddhism, the honorees—draped in gold and gems—made sure no one was in any doubt as to their staggering […]
Natcha from Phuket crowned Miss Hooters Thailand 2020
By The Thaiger Thu, March 19, 2020 PHOTO: Hooters International Meanwhile, somewhere in Phuket…
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