Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival is Back With a New Campaign: ‘Love Is Not a Crime’
By Lwin Mar Htun TheIrrawaddy Thu January 23, 2020 People celebrate the 6th edition of Yangon Pride, Myanmar’s LGBTIQ festival, at Asia’s only LGBTIQ boat parade on Jan. 18 at […]
2020 Naga New Year Festival held in Lahe township
By Mizzima Mon, January 20, 2020 Photo: Thura/Mizzima President U Win Myint was the chief guest at the 2020 Naga New Year Festival which was held in Lahe township of […]
‘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 […]
Indonesia Rights Commission Calls on Depok Mayor to Cancel ‘LGBT Raid’
BY DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE WED, JANUARY 15, 2020 Pro-LGBT supporters scuffle with police in Yogyakarta. (Antara Photo/Andreas Fitri Atmoko) JAKARTA, Indonesia – The National Human Rights Commission, or Komnas HAM, […]
Ponggal festival marks a new dawn for Malaysia Tamil community
Malay Mail Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020 Ponggal falls in the 10th month of the Tamil calendar called Thai and is a major celebration, especially for the farming community. — Picture […]
‘Ponggal haram’ directive just to allay fears, says Malaysia education ministry
FMT Reporters Free Malaysia Today Tue, January 15, 2020 A customer inspects a claypot used for boiling milk, a key part of the Ponggal celebrations. Ponggal is celebrated by the […]
Pleasant news from Thailand
The Thaiger Tue, January 14, 2020 BANGKOK, Thailand – A Facebook member yesterday wrote about an 81 year old man he found working in a convenience store near his home […]
Thailand’s Introduces Dr. Ganja to Help Promote Medical Cannabis
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times Thu January 9, 2020 Though Thailand last year became the first Southeast Asian nation to allow medical marijuana, the plant has not been decriminalized […]
Myanmar’s Mandalay city government makes big strides
PHYO WAI KYAW The Myanmar Times Mon, JANuary 6, 2020 People walk in the southern part of the moat in Mandalay. Phyo Wai Kyaw/The Myanmar Times Three years since the […]
Government of Thailand to Open More Medical Cannabis Clinics
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times January 6, 2020 The Health Minister also said that to make it more convenient, patients can book the service in advance via the mobile […]
Facial Products Made from Cow Dung Cleaning Up In India
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times Fri, January 3, 2020 The cow dung is collected by hand and heat-processed in his factory to prevent the growth of bacteria. A growing […]
Cambodia ministry highlights work to register indigenous lands
Sen David / Khmer Times December 27, 2019 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The Land Management Ministry has announced it has officially registered thousands of hectares of land for scores of […]
Fun, glitz and glam in 7th Myanmar International Fashion Week show
Kyi Sin Thant The Myanmar Times December 31, 2019 Photos: Shin Moe Myint and Aung Htay Hlaing There was no doubt about the sense of glamour getting stronger as I […]
Capturing the spirit of Myanmar’s Dala people in pictures
San Lin Tun The Myanmar Times January 1, 2020 There are not many books on Dala Township, Yangon and its inhabitants. To fill this gap and to highlight the beauty […]
Happy New Year 2020
Wishing all our readers A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020. Have a wonderful 2020.
Five Agencies to Study Cannabis Farming in Northern Thailand
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times December 30, 2019 LAMPANG, Thailand – The farm is also a part of the study of cannabis growth to prove that cannabis can grow […]
