Thai PM Prayut’s Daughters Hit Back at Netizens’ Accusations
Khaosod English September 3, 2020 Tanya Chan-o-cha and Nittha Chan-o-cha are seen in a 2006 promotional image for pop band Badz. BANGKOK — Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha’s twin daughters on Wednesday […]
University of Indonesia under fire for emphasizing consensual sex in sex-ed orientation video
Rizki Fachriansyah The Jakarta Post Wed, September 16, 2020 The University of Indonesia, Depok, West Java. (Wikimedia Commons/Ilham Kuniawan Gumilang) The University of Indonesia (UI) has found itself embroiled in […]
Jndonesia Ministry urges House to pass sexual violence bill immediately
The Jakarta Post Wed, September 9, 2020 Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, better known as Bintang Puspayoga, greets the press during the announcement of […]
First Khmer woman to pass out of West Point
Raksmey Hong THE PHNOM PENH POST September 2020 Sithyka is the first and only female Cambodian to graduate from West Point. Photo supplied The life of a soldier certainly isn’t […]
Morning Market Demolition Draws Public Ire in Laos’ capital Vientiane
By Phayboune Thanabouasy THE LAOTIAN TIMES Tue, September 8, 2020 The original Morning Market building in Vientiane Capital has been slated for demolition, however the public has taken to social […]
Police lambasted for targeting LGBT community in raid in Jakarta
Alya Nurbaiti The Jakarta Post Sat, September 5, 2020 Love wins: A passerby hugs an activist campaigning for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during […]
Consenting adults living together is not a crime – Indonesian activists
Ruth Panjaitan THE JAKARTA POST Sat, September 5, 2020 What women want: Activists from a variety of civil society groups rally outside the House of Representatives on Sept. 19, 2019 […]
Malaysia Minister who breached Covid-19 rules says ‘PM is right’, night spots should shut down for good
BY ZURAIRI AR MALAY MAIL Sat, September 5, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR – Minister Datuk Khairuddin Aman Razali has supported Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s recent remark in support of nightclubs and […]
Heartbreak of Malaysian hero in 1975 Japanese Red Army hostage crisis
Frankie D’Cruz FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Mon, August 31, 2020 While hero Sukdave Singh values the pewter plaque for bravery, he feels neglected by the authorities. (Denne Singh pic). KUALA LUMPUR: […]
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