Indonesian book ‘Beauty is a Wound’ among Literary Hub’s best translated novels of the decade
THE JAKARTA POST Sun, November 17, 2019 On a list titled “The 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade”, Literary Hub deputy editor Emily Firetog praises Tucker’s English translation of […]
MedanCourt rejects student journalists’ lawsuit against being sacked over LGBT story
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Sat, November 16, 2019 Students protest against the decision of the North Sumatra University’s rectorate to dismiss 18 students from the editorial board of the […]
Black Mercedes driver in Bangkok gives the finger to an ambulance carrying a seriously ill passenger
by Carla Boonkong & Son Nguyen The Thai Examiner November 13, 2019 Online and media outrage over the incident has led to an investigation of the car’s owner which is […]
Indonesia hijabi sex manual author appears in condom ad, internet applauds
Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta Post Tue, November 12, 2019 Citra, who wears a hijab, appeared in a banner ad showing a promotional bundle which consisted of her book, a box […]
Indonesian hijabi sex manual author appears in condom ad, internet applauds
Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta PostTue, November 12, 2019 Bank employee, mother of two and Instagram influencer Citra Ayu Mustika has shocked and amused netizens with an advertisement for her book, […]
In Cambodia 5 Drunk Men and a whole lot of beer
Night Owl Khmer Times Fri, November 15, 2019 The illuminated interior of the sky bar has ‘cool’ written all over it. Supplied The name is 5 Drunk Men and the […]
‘Indonesia is not just Java’: Teacher in rural Papua pleads with Edu and Culture ministerNadiem to listen
The Jakarta Post Thu, November 14, 2019 Schoolchildren gather around books in Kaibusene village, Mappi, Papua. (kompas.com/Irsul Panca Aditra) JAKARTA, IndonesiaA teacher in the rural area of Mappi, Papua, has […]
Police, residents stop Hindu-Buddhist ceremony in Indonesia city, Yogyakarta
Bambang Muryanto The Jakarta Post Wed, November 13, 2019 This is not the first case of religious intolerance in Bantul. Utiek Suprapti, the head of the Padma Buwana Hindu-Buddhist community, […]
Cambodia King Sihamoni presides over opening of Water Festival
Long Kimmarita The Phnom Penh Post November 10, 2019 King Norodom Sihamoni presides over the lighting of the lantern barges at the opening of this year’s Water Festival on Sunday. Hong […]
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