Myanmar Anti-Graft Commission Chairman Vows to ‘Fight Corruption Completely’
By SAN YAMIN AUNG The Irrawaddy 6 December 2018 Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman U Aung Kyi speaks at a forum on corruption and accountability in Yangon on Thursday. / Yangon Region Government / […]
Poppy farmers seek comprehensive solution to illicit drug problem
NAW BETTY HAN The Myanmar Times Monday 29 OCT 2018 Security forces destroy a poppy field: Photo – Sai Linn Linn Oo Myanmar poppy farmers are calling on the government […]
Moon, Kim get peace award from Indonesian community
By Agnes Anya The Jakarta Post Sunday October 21, 2018 The Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) granted the Courage for Peace Award to North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un […]
Indonesia celebrates ‘strong relationship’ with UK in London
By Dyaning Pangestika The Jakarta Post Sat October 6, 2018 Minister of State for the Commonwealth and United Nations at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (third […]
McDonald’s distributes food to displace Lombok earthquake victims
The Jakarta Post Friday August 10, 2018 Villagers in Dompu Indah in Kayangan district, North Lombok, line up to collect fresh water on Aug. 9. Many earthquake survivors are lacking […]
Durian firm destroys Orang Asli (Indigenous People) blockade in Gua Musang, Malaysia
By Ram Anand Malay Mail Online Sunday August 8, 2019 The Orang Asli blockade in Gua Musang, Kelantan was allegedly destroyed by a durian plantation company on August 4, 2018. […]
Indonesia Regrets US Withdrawal from UNHRC
TEMPO.CO, THURSDAY, 21 JUNE, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia has deeply regretted the United States’ decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council is a […]
Malaysia Govt to repeal Anti-Fake News Act in first parliamentary sitting
By Ranjit Singh Malay Mail Monday May 28, 2018 Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo speaks during a press conference at Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur May 28, 2018. […]
Japan pledges $100,000 for each village building plan
By Zaw Zaw Htwe The Myanmar Times March 9, 2018 Built with Japanese help: San Kya Monastery Post-primary School in Myin Chan, Mandalay. Zaw Zaw Htwe/The Myanmar Times The Japanese government […]
Myanmar, EU reaffirm commitment on human rights
By Mizzima Saturday March 10, 2018 The Fourth EU-Myanmar Human Rights Dialogue on 5 March brought EU Special Representative Stavros Lambrinidis back to Myanmar for the sixth time since 2012. […]
More than 150,000 Myanmar workers return from Thailand
ZAW ZAW HTWE The Myanmar Times Friday December 1, 2017 MORE than 150,000 Myanmar migrants who do not have the proper documents returned home from Thailand between June 29 and […]
In pivotal decision, Dayaks in Malaysia state of Sarawak lose right to claim forests as communal area
By Sulok Tawie Malay Mail Online Tuesday December 20, 2016 The Dayak landowners, who come from all over Sarawak, with a banner outside Kuching High Court complex, giving their support […]
Myanmar Labor Rights Protestors Forcibly Detained Near Naypyidaw
By HTET NAING ZAW/ THE IRRAWADDY| Wednesday, May 18, 2016 | Police forcibly detain labor rights protestors in Tatkon Township on Wednesday. (Photo: Thiha / The Irrawaddy) NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — […]
Belgium Steps Up Bilateral Relations With Indonesia
Jakarta Globe Tue March 15, 2016 JAKARTA, Indonesia – . President Joko Widodo received the honorary visit of Belgian Princess Princess Astrid, the sister of King Phillipe, at the State […]
Vietnam’s central province marks 48 years since My Lai massacre
Thanh Nien News Wednesday, March 16, 2016 The victims’ relatives at the ceremony. Photos credit: Tran Mai/Tuoi Tre QUANG NGAI, Vietnam – Many people, including US veterans, gathered in the […]
Myanmar – Latpadaung activist Phyu Hnin Htwe release
By Phyu Phyu Zin Mizzima News Oct 16, 2014 Activist Phyu Hnin Htwe, seen here on her release October 15. Photo: Ko Toe Gyi/Mizzima Activist Phyu Hnin Htwe, seen here […]
