Condoms, consent, and courage: Teaching sex positivity in Malaysia
International Women’s Day Helen Jambunathan SOUTHEAST ASIA GLOBE Mon, March 8, 2021 Jasmine King is promoting sex positivity in Malaysia. Photo: Supplied KUALA LUMPUR – Jasmine King is pushing past […]
Cambodia – Women’s Day feted amid Covid
Orm Bunthoeurn THE PHNOM PENH POST Sat, March 07, 2021 Civil society groups celebrate International Women’s Day in Phnom Penh in 2017. Post staff During International Women’s Day this year, […]
Lawmakers in Thailand Promoting Cannabis as a Cash Crop for Farmers
CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Mon, February 22, 2021 BANGKOK — Lawmakers in Thailand are promoting cannabis as a cash crop for the country’s farmers as another source of income, […]
Hong Kong Design Centre Supports the Injection of An Additional $1 Billion into CreateSmart Initiative to Promote the Creative Industries in 2021-22 Budget Address
By Laotian Times Wed, February 24, 2021 HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 February 2021 – Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), a non-governmental organisation founded in 2001 serving […]
Unique Papuan Customs; the Steep Cost of Crashing Into a Pig
RINI KUSTIANI TEMPO.CO Fri, February 19, 2021 JAKARTA – Tourists visiting Papua must pay extra attention to look out for pigs – which can be spotted roaming village streets. The local custom suggests that this animal is highly valued by […]
SINGAPORE – Journalist asks Lim Tean if he’ll denounce the racism on Abolish CECA Petition FB page
Anna Maria Romero THE INDEPENDENT SG Fri February 19, 2021 Photos from Facebook Others also seek clarification while some defend Lim SINGAPORE – Journalist Kirsten Han asked lawyer and opposition […]
Malaysian eco-warriors use art and activism to empower Orang Asli in climate crisis fight
BY TAN MEI ZI MALAYMAIL Thu, 18 Feb 2021 Kamy chairperson Ili Nadiah Dzulkafar said the ‘Weaving Hopes for the Future’ project hopes to give a voice to the Orang […]
‘Conversion therapy’ website haunts Indonesian LGBT activists
Amahl S. Azwar The Jakarta Post Wed, February 17, 2021 A screenshot from TerapiKonversi.co shows purported reasons for people becoming LGBT, including childhood sexual violence, Western media influence and […]
LAOS – Smokey Eyes Become Lao Fashion Faux Pas
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Wed, February 17, 2021 Social media users have begun creating memes in a backlash against promotional material for the upcoming Miss World Laos beauty […]
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