Covid-19: Hanoi closes bars, karaoke lounges, historical relics
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Fri, March 13, 2020 Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung of the Hanoi People’s Committee. Photo: Laodongthudo HANOI, Vietnam – The city has decided to extend the […]
The climate crisis French and Cambodia artists unite in Phnom Penh
Som Kanika / Khmer Times March 6, 2020 In the background is the metal shadow theater by Frenchman Gregory Gosselin. GT2/Som Kanika Out-of-control Australian bushfires, biblical locust swarms in East […]
Native faith believers in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi celebrate freedom of religion
Agustinus Hari The Jakarta Post Wed, March 11, 2020 A man practices a Malesung ritual in Manado, North Sulawesi on March 10. (JP /Agustinus Hari) MANADO, South Sulawesi, Indonesia – […]
Improving the lives of poor Cambodia children with free education
Pann Rethea The Phnom Penh Post Tue, March 10, 2020 OBT’s tourism project is located in Chiror 2 commune, near Kampong Cham province. It occupies 1ha in the village and […]
‘It was unnerving’: Female protesters harassed during Indonesia International Women’s Day rally
Rizki Fachriansyah The Jakarta Post Tue, March 10, 2020 Women take part in an International Women’s Day march in Central Jakarta on Sunday. (JP/Riand Alfiandy) JAKARTA, Indoneia – While many […]
Phnom Penh gallery exhibitions to mark Women’s Day
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post March 5, 2020 The three-day event begins on Sunday and aims to inspire young women by giving them access and exposure to amazing women […]
In ASEAN, gender equality still very much a ‘tick-the-box’ issue
Dian Septiari The Jakarta Post Sun, March 8, 2020 Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (left, facing camera) poses with other female foreign ministers (left to right) of the European Union, South […]
Women’s Day in Malaysia capital Kuala Lumpur: Activists speak in rally, but stay anonymous out of fear for safety
BY IDA LIM Malay Mail Sunday, Mar 8, 2020 Demonstrators take part in Women’s March Malaysia 2020, in conjunction with International Women’s Day in Kuala Lumpur March 8, 2020. ― […]
Hundreds rally in in indonesia capital Jakarta to protest violence against women on International Women’s Day
The Jakarta Post Sun, March 8, 2020 Women’s rights activists from various organizations marched in the Thamrin area of Jakarta on Sunday. They demanded the establishment of a system to […]
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