Laos Beauty Pageant Cancelled for Allowing Transgender Participants
By Manyphone Vongphachanh The Laotian Times September 16, 2022 Miss Fabulous Laos 2022, a beauty pageant competition that allowed transgender women to participate, has been discontinued permanently. VIENTIANE – Miss […]
Cambodians Upset over Use of National Flower in Thai Movie
By Manyphone Vongphachanh The Laotian Times July 26, 2022 A Thai film poster depicting Cambodia’s national flower causes consternation among Cambodians. Cambodians are upset about a new Thai film poster […]
Thailand’s New Weed Bill Defines Legal Marijuana Use
By CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Tue, August 19, 2022 BANGKOK – Lawmakers in Thailand have introduced a bill that will limit the number of cannabis plants a person can […]
Mesmerized by Vietnamese Handicraft, Australian Designer Builds Fashion Brand in Hanoi
Hannah Nguyen VIETNAM TIMES July 31, 2022 Cynthia Mann’s on a trip to Bac Ha, a rural district of Lao Cai province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. Photo courtesy […]
Amnesty Blasts Discriminative LGBT Comment Over Citayam Fashion Week
MOH KHORY ALFARIZI TEMPO.CO Thu, July 28, 2022 JAKARTA – Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid in a written statement on Thursday responded to a statement made by Jakarta […]
Motorcycle caravan to celebrate 65 years of Indonesian-Lao relations
The Laotian Times Thu, July 28, 2022 A motorcycle caravan to celebrate 65 years of Indonesian-Lao relations made its way to southern Laos from Indonesia, passing through Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia. […]
Vorsprung durch Technik Phnom Penh: Audi driver in early morning smash
Khmer Times Tue, July 26, 2022 An Audi driver last night attempted to test the old Audi slogan – ‘Vorsprung durch Technik/ Progress through technology’ by smashing into a road […]
End of Pride Month 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand
Khaosod English Fri, July 1, 2022 BANGKOK – LGBT+ activists marked the end of Pride Month 2022 on Thursday, June 30, afternoon with a parade under the theme “We All Pride […]
Youths Introduce Traditional Vietnamese Costumes at Hanoi Walking Street
Hannah Nguyen VIETNAM TIMES, Mon, June 20, 2022 Nhat Binh dress was designed for royal females, including the Princess, Queen Mother. The dress is quite similar to the Phi Phong […]
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