Malaysian filmmaker records visit to Orang Asli with IKHLAS care pack
Reena Sekaran Free Malaysia Today Sunday, May 31, 2020 Ibtisem Ben Nassib (R) with her sister, Ismahan Khan and the group of Orang Asli they met in the jungles of […]
Ambassadors gather for Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration hosted by Malaysia ambassador to Vietnam
Hanoi Times Sun, May 31, 2020 Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam Dato’ Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa (5th from left) celebrates the festival with ambassadors of Canada, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, […]
Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act: Rutger Bregman in ‘Humankind’
Devina Heriyanto The Jakarta Post Sun, May 31, 2020 Humankind by Rutger Bregman (Courtesy of Bloomsbury/File) What if people are inherently kind? This question remains at the heart of Humankind, a newly […]
Darr Sann Ye, the story of a Myanmar badass
Zon Pann Pwint The Myanmar Times Fri, May 29, 2020 The front image for the documentary film about Darr Sann Ye. Photo: Ma Nyein Nyein Aung. YANGON – In October […]
Food Not Bombs In Myanmar
Zon Pann Pwint The Myanmar Times Tue, May 26, 2020 Food Not Bombs (Myanmar) organisation is helping people in need during the COVID-19 outbreak. Photos: Food Not Bombs Myanmar/Facebook NAY […]
Malaysia: In a Sabah forest, two sisters build a ‘school’ to keep lessons going
Robin Augustin Free Malaysia Today Mon, May 25, 2020 Rechellyna and Ryverra Rinus have built their own schoolhouse on a hilltop to carry on studying. PETALING JAYA: On a hilltop […]
Indonesia Air Force gets first female fighter pilot
Tri Indah Oktavianti The Jakarta Post Mon, May 18, 2020 Second Lt. Ajeng Tresna Dwi Wijayanti, the first female fighter pilot in the Indonesian Military (TNI). (Handout/Indonesian Air Force) JAKARTA […]
Malaysia PM showers Malaysian YouTube sensation ‘Sugu Pavithra’ with gifts, including tripod, household appliances
Malay Mail Saturday, May 16, 2020 Sugu Pavithra poses with a greeting card sent by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. — Picture via Youtube/Sugu Pavithra IPOH, May 16 – […]
Food sharing pantries across Thailand help the hungry
By Caitlin Ashworth The Thaiger Mon, May 11, 2020 BANGKOK – The coronavirus outbreak hit some families hard and some are without income and in need of basic food. Community pantries, […]
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