Thirty public parks in Bangkok to open for Loy Krathong festival
BY MAY TAYLOR THE THAIGER (Thailand) Fri, October 25, 2019 BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok will open 30 public parks for the forthcoming Loy Krathong Festival, which is set to take […]
Indonesia Launches $212M International Development Aid Fund BY :NUR YASMIN
From left, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and the chairman of the National Development Planning Agency, Bambang Brodjonegoro, at the Indonesian AID […]
Indonesia’s Teater Garasi Wins Norway’s Ibsen Scholarship
BY :DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE OCTOBER 14, 2019 From left, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Europe II director Hendra Halim with Rama Thaharani and Yudi Tajudin from Teater Garasi. (JG Photo/Nur Yasmin) […]
Reliving Orwell’s Burmese Days in Katha Township
AUNG PHAY KYI SOE 18 OCT 2019 Tourists at the entrance of the house where George Orwell lived in Katha Township . Photo – U Nyo Ko Naing KATHA, Myanmar – […]
No shame marrying a lorry driver: Malaysian master’s grad claps back on negative comments
No shame marrying a lorry driver: Malaysian master’s grad claps back on negative comments By MELANIE CHALIL Malay Mail Monday, 14 October 2019 Happily wedded Zuraiha and Hafis tied the […]
Indonesia Teen Sci-Fi Novel ‘Najima’ Tackles Heavy Issues Head-On
By NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE OCTOBER 08, 2019 Kanaya N. Ozora launched her first book ‘Najima,’ a teen sci-fi novel written in English, in Jakarta on Saturday. (JG Photo/Nur Yasmin) […]
Thailand University to Offer Course on Medial Cannabis
A new course about medical cannabis will be offered starting next year by the Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education. By CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Saturday, October 12, 2019 […]
Thailand to Host World Ganja Festival 2020
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times October 12, 2019 The event organizers say the World Ganja Festival 2020 will create new opportunities and provide a better understanding of cannabis and […]
Indonesia to Promote Traditional Culture, Cuisine at Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
BY :DIANA MARISKA Jakarta Globe October 8, 2019 From left, Fauziah Hafidha of Mizan Group, Santhi Serad, co-founder of Aku Cinta Makanan Indonesia, and Laura Prinsloo, chairwoman of the National […]
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