Showbiz: Malaysia upcoming film ‘Cikgu Ku Suraya’ gets slammed?
By Tahir Alhamzah New Straits Times Tue, January 28, 2020 Sabah-born Chumiee Omey is starring in David Teo’s upcoming production titled Cikgu Ku Suraya. — Instagram/David Teo KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: […]
From Princess Nobody to the Queen of Techno
Anith Adilah Othman Khmer Times Fri, January 31, 2020 Positivity is Nakadia’s life motto. Supplied DJ Nakadia may be a big name in Berlin’s electronic music scene today but the […]
‘Panembahan Reso’: First Performance of Indonesian playwright Rendra’s Anti-New Order Play in More Than Three Decades
BY JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JAKARTA GLOBE TUE, JANUARY 21, 2020 Panembahan Reso, a barely disguised exposé of New Order politics. (Photo courtesy of Ciputra Artpreneur) JAKARTA, INDONESIA – “Panembahan Reso,” […]
‘Semesta’: Nicholas Saputra-Produced Indonesia Documentary Mines Local Wisdom to Help Fight Climate Crisis
BY :NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE WED, JANUARY 22, 2020 ‘Semesta,’ a new documentary film co-produced by Nicholas Saputra, shows how local wisdom can help slow down the devastating effects of […]
Indonesian Film ‘Lima’ Invited to Kazan Festival
BY ASNI OVIER JAKARTA GLOBE MON, JANUARY 27, 2020 Indonesian film “Lima” is presented in the Tatarstan capital of Kazan on January 25, 2020. (Photo Courtesy of the Indonesian Embassy […]
Cambodia director Yaleng returns with thought-provoking local film Fathers
Soung Sovanny The Phnom Penh Post Sun, January 19, 2020 Directed and headlined by Huy Yaleng (picture), local film ‘Fathers’ follows the story of a father and his struggle to […]
‘Anak Garuda’: New Indonesian Film Tries to Inspire Young People to Dream Big
BY NUR YASMIN THE JAKARTA POST TUE, JANUARY 14, 2020 Selamat Pagi Indonesia School founder Koh Jul (far right, top row), graduates of the school and the ‘Anak Garuda’ cast […]
‘Does everything look like a cross?’ Malaysian actress Ramona Zamzam clears the air on pendant worn
BY SYLVIA LOOI Malay Mail Monday, Jan 13, 2020 The picture of Ramona Zamzam with Intan Najuwa that led a fan to question whether the locket worn by the actress […]
Indonesian Opera Gandari Turns Princess Villain Upside Down
BY DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE DECEMBER 14, 2019 Rehearsal for Opera Gandari last week. (JG Photo/Diana Mariska) JAKARTA, Indonesia – Taking its inspiration from the classic tale of Princess Gandari from the epic […]
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