Singapore PM Lee applauded on Chinese social media for comments on HK protests
Anna Maria The Independent (Sg) October 19, 2019 PM Lee commented that the five demands of the protestors are meant to “humiliate” the government, and that to give in to […]
Indonesia House Member Polygamy Grabs Public Attention
FIKRI ARIGI TEMPO.CO 3 October 2019 JAKARTA – One particular moment that happened to attract public attention in the House of Representatives (DPR) inauguration on Wednesday, was a photo of […]
Cambridge-based Malaysian wins ‘Nobel Prize for Cancer Research’
By KENNETH TEE Malay Mail Thursday, October 17, 2019 Dr Serena will receive the award together with her collaborators Dr Paul Calleja and Dr Ignacio Medina from the University of […]
IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine See No Hope of Return Home
By NYEIN NYEIN The Irrawaddy October 10, 2019 Internally displaced people at Upper Myat Lay’s Mro camp in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy UPPER MYAT […]
Villagers block energy company staff from promoting dam on Myanmar’s Nam Ma River in Hsipaw
By Mizzima October 13, 2019 Photo: Action for Shan State Rivers This week local residents blocked the entrance to Nam Ma village to stop UNIENGERY company staff from coming to promote […]
Former Malaysia PM Najib’s daughter: The government is hell-bent on going against my entire family
ANNA MARIA THE INDEPENDENT (Singapore) Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The country’s Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is seeking RM10.3 million (S$3.4 million) from Nooryana Najwa Najib in unpaid income taxes and […]
“I Am Not a Monkey”: Papuans Protest Against Racial Discrimination in Indonesia
By YUDHA BASKORO Jakarta Globe August 22, 2019 Papuans protest against racial discrimination at the National Monument complex in Jakarta on Thursday. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) JAKARTA, Indonesia – A large […]
Logging Permits are Secret! In Malaysia
CENTER FOR ORANG ASLI CONCERNS (COAC)·SATURDAY, 20 JULY 2019 The Temiars of Kampung Sungai Papan/Air Laba/Ong Jangking raced down to their blockade site when they saw a couple of bulldozers […]
Refugees and Asylum Seekers Stranded on the Streets of Indonesia capital Jakarta
BY YUDHA BASKORO & NUR YASMIN Wednesday, July 9, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – The narrow sidewalks of Jalan Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta are now occupied by refugees and asylum seekers who […]
We must commit to development goal: Cambodia PM Hun Sen
Taing Vida / Khmer Times Tues, July 9, 2019 Prime Minister Hun Sen at the 68th anniversary of the CPP. KT/Khem Sovannara PHNOM PENH – With Cambodia implementing sustainable goals, Prime Minister […]
Malaysia Orang Asli (Indigenous People) demand to be left alone by preachers
By JERRY CHOONG Malay Mail Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Photo: Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Orang Asli (Indigenous People) community from Gerik in Hulu […]
‘We had no choice’: Malaysia Orang Asli (Indigenous People) women claim subjected to unwanted birth control medication
BY JERRY CHOONG Malay Mail Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Photo: Jakoa KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Orang Asli women are claiming they have been subjected to unwanted family planning by health […]
Police charge Blitar woman under Indonesia ITE Law for sharing ‘Jokowi pharaoh’, ‘dog demon’ memes
Asip Hasani The Jakarta Post Tue, July 9, 2019 The woman, who claims she merely forwarded the images she found on Facebook, has been charged under the Electronic Information and […]
Myanmar’s Kayah Farmers Continue Military Protest, Now in Silence
By LAWI WENG The Irrawaddy July 4, 2019 Farmers in Demoso Township, Kayah State, hold a silent protest against military land seizures in the middle of town on Thursday, July 4 2019. […]
Refugees in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Jakarta Globe Thu June 20, 2019 Photo : Yudha Baskoro/JG Photo JAKARTA, Indonesia – A tiny alley just around the corner from the United Nations’ refugee agency, the UNHCR, […]
Cambodia noodle party kicks off nationwide
Taing Vida / Khmer Times Sunday June 9, 2019 People gathering to eat Khmer noodles on June 9 at Chumpu Voan Pagoda, Phnom Penh. KT/ Chor Sokunthea PHNOM PENH – Nation wide […]
