Lawmakers in Thailand Remove Cannabis From Narcotics List
By Freelancer CTN NEWS CHIANG RAI TIMES Wed, January 29, 2020 “The regulation also states that cannabis plants can be grown at the maximum of one Rai per household […]
Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Chastises Myanmar Student Protesters
By Htet Naing Zaw The Irrawaddy Wed, January 29, 2020 NAYPYITAW—Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi criticized university student protesters on Tuesday as they staged a protest […]
ICJ Gives The Gambia, Myanmar Just Six Months to Prepare Pleadings in Genocide Case
By Kyaw Phyo Tha The Irrawaddy Wed, January 29, 2020 Public hearings on The Gambia’s request for provisional measures in its genocide case against Myanmar are held at the International […]
Indonesia Extends Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force
BY :DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE FRI, JANUARY 24, 2020 An Indonesian patrol boat operated by the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry apprehends a Malaysian fishing boat in the Indonesian waters […]
Indonesia, Hungary Commemorate 65 Years of Diplomatic Ties
BY ANTARA & NUR YASMIN FRI, JANUARY 24, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, right, receives a visit by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the State Palace in Central […]
Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement on ICJ decision
Myanmar Times Fri, January 24, 2020 The Government of Myanmar takes note of Thursday’s decision by the International Court of Justice on ‘provisional measures’ in the case brought by Gambia […]
Cambodia Gov’t slams NGO over 2019 corruption report
Voun Dara The Phnom Penh Post Fri, January 24, 2020 Government spokesperson Phay Siphan dismissed the latest TI report as ‘just an advertisement of NGOs to promote their own interests’. […]
Issues related to Malaysia Orang Asli (Indigenous People) being ignored, says Camerons MP
FMT Reporters Free Malaysia Today Thu, January 23, 2020 Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor listening to the grouses of some Orang Asli residents. PETALING JAYA, Malaysia: Cameron Highlands MP […]
Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Rights, End Genocide
By Kyaw Phyo Tha The Irrawaddy Thu, January 23, 2020 YANGON, Myanmar – The United Nations’ highest court ruled that Myanmar must follow provisional measures to protect Rohingya Muslims from […]
Myanmar’s Ethnic political parties harbour concerns over China’s role
By Mizzima Thu January 23, 2020 The Union Election Commission held a coordination meeting with political parties with the aim to successfully organize the 2020 General Election, at the UEC […]
Blackout lacks ‘substance, procedures’: Indonesia president Jokowi sued over govt-imposed internet ban in Papua
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano The Jakarta Post Wed, January 22, 2020 In solidarity: An activist holds up a poster during a demonstration in Jakarta on Aug. 23, 2019 to protest an […]
Natuna Conflict: DPR Says Indonesia Must Lobby Neighbors
TEMPO.CO Tue, January 21, 2020 JAKARTA, Indonesia – The House of Representatives’ Commission I suggested the government make a diplomatic breakthrough in dealing with tensions with China in Natuna waters. DPR […]
Taiwan’s foreign ministry rejects Beijing-Myanmar joint statement over sovereignty
By Mizzima Mon, January 20, 2020 MOFA spokeswoman Joanne Ou. Photo: mofa.gov.tw TAIPEI – Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Sunday pushed back against a joint statement between Beijing and Myanmar that […]
Myanmar panel finds war crimes committed in Rakhine but no genocidal intent
Nyan Lynn Aung Th Myanmar Times Mon, January 20, 2020 Senior Philippine diplomat Rosario Manalo hands over the panel report to State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Press […]
Indonesia police Launch Investigation on Sunda Empire in Bandung
Mahinda Arkyasa TEMPO.CO, Sat, 18 January 2020 JAKARTA, Indonesia – The West Java Regional Police said it would investigate the existence of an association called ‘Sunda Empire’ in Bandung, which allegedly is similar […]
Inspired by ancient Indonesia kingdoms, self-proclaimed Javanese ‘kings’ gain followers, money
Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Sat, January 18, 2020 Tourists visit the sultanate palace called Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat in Yogyakarta. Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta is the only hereditary royal in […]
