Yogyakarta named ASEAN City of Culture
By SRI WAHYUNI The Jakarta Post Thu October 25, 2018 Prambanan at Yogyakarta JAKARTA, Indonesia – Yogyakarta was named the ASEAN City of Culture for the 2018-2020 period during the […]
GKR Hemas Comments on Anti-Idolatry Group Ransacking Sea Offering
By SHINTA MAHARANI TEMPO.CO Monday 15 October 2018 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Yogyakarta Kraton’s King Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X Empress, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hemas said that the group of people […]
The Royal Anthropological Institute 2018 Photographic Studies Prize
LONDON, UK, 21 Sept – The Royal Anthropological Institute presented the 2018 Photographic Studies Prize to Dr Karen Strassler at the institute, Friday 21 September. Dr Karen Strassler delivering her […]
School of Javanese Culture in Senden opens doors to students across Asia
STEFANUS AJIE THE JAKARTA POST Saturday August 11, 2018 School of Javanese Culture students take part in an event to welcome the tobacco harvest season. (JP/Stefanus Ajie) BOYOLALI, Central Java, […]
Tagged ‘ultra-liberal’ over anti-child marriage zeal, Malaysia activists lament BN-like antagonism
By Azril Annuar Malay Mail Online Friday August 10, 2018 Freedom of speech activist Gayathry Venkiteswaran warned against dangerous labels such as ‘ultra-liberals’, ‘extreme activists’ and ‘very vocal social activists’. […]
US embassy stands ‘proudly’ with LGBT activists
BY BOO SU-LYN Malay Mail Online Friday August 10, 2018 Transgender activist Nisha was the first transwoman to win the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award in […]
Is this the new Malaysia we voted for? LGBT activist asks after picture removed from exhibition
BY OPALYN MOK MALAY MAIL ONLINE Wed August 8, 2018 Portraits of Nisha Ayub and Pang Khee Teik at the ‘Stripes and Strokes’ exhibition at George Town Festival […]
Malaysia minister: I ordered removal of portraits from GTF exhibit, no promotion of LGBT
BY ANITH ADILAH Malay Mail Online Wed August 8, 2018 A visitor at the ‘Stripes and Strokes’ exhibition in George Town August 8, 2018. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin […]
London Mela is COMING HOME – 2 WEEKS TO GO
Press Release ZEE London Mela to be staged at the heart of Europe’s oldest Asian community in Southall. Artists include Jay Sean, Arjun and Apache Indian among those performing […]
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