Indonesia state-sponsored bigotry in
Editorial Board The Jakarta Post November 20, 2019 A passerby hugs an activist campaigning for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during Car Free Day […]
Students Forced to Prostrate Themselves for Thai School Director
By CTN News The Chiang Rai Times November 16, 2019 An outgoing School director in Thailand has come under heavy criticism for holding a farewell ceremony in which students were made […]
US Embassy’s ‘Myitkyina Road Show’ highlights US commitment to Myanmar’s Kachin people
By Mizzima November 17, 2019 Ambassador Marciel at the U.S. Embassy Job and Opportunities Fair in Myitkyina. Photo: U.S. Embassy Rangoon/Facebook A three-day “Myitkyina Road Show” held from November 13 to […]
Looking stylish and spot-on in Indonesian ‘wastra’
AUDRIE SAFIRA MAULANA THE JAKARTA POST Sun, November 17, 2019 Glamor: A mini fashion show, depicting traditional cloths worn in classical and contemporary styles inspired by the book, is staged. […]
MedanCourt rejects student journalists’ lawsuit against being sacked over LGBT story
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Sat, November 16, 2019 Students protest against the decision of the North Sumatra University’s rectorate to dismiss 18 students from the editorial board of the […]
Black Mercedes driver in Bangkok gives the finger to an ambulance carrying a seriously ill passenger
by Carla Boonkong & Son Nguyen The Thai Examiner November 13, 2019 Online and media outrage over the incident has led to an investigation of the car’s owner which is […]
Indonesia hijabi sex manual author appears in condom ad, internet applauds
Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta Post Tue, November 12, 2019 Citra, who wears a hijab, appeared in a banner ad showing a promotional bundle which consisted of her book, a box […]
Indonesian hijabi sex manual author appears in condom ad, internet applauds
Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta PostTue, November 12, 2019 Bank employee, mother of two and Instagram influencer Citra Ayu Mustika has shocked and amused netizens with an advertisement for her book, […]
Police, residents stop Hindu-Buddhist ceremony in Indonesia city, Yogyakarta
Bambang Muryanto The Jakarta Post Wed, November 13, 2019 This is not the first case of religious intolerance in Bantul. Utiek Suprapti, the head of the Padma Buwana Hindu-Buddhist community, […]
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