Covid-19: Hanoi closes bars, karaoke lounges, historical relics
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Fri, March 13, 2020 Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung of the Hanoi People’s Committee. Photo: Laodongthudo HANOI, Vietnam – The city has decided to extend the […]
Indonesia indigenous peoples see Jokowi’s omnibus bill as threat to their land
The Jakarta Post Fri, March 13, 2020 Indigenous Sabuai people block heavy equipment from doing what they consider to be illegal logging on their customary land and forest on Seram […]
Govt urged to send Indonesian Red Cross to help displaced Papuans
Ivany Atina Arbi The Jakarta Post Thu, March 12, 2020 Residents of Tembagapura district in Mimika regency, Papua, wait to be evacuated by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National […]
Indonesia, Netherlands sign US$1b worth of deals during Dutch king visit
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Norman Harsono The Jakarta Post Wed, March 11, 2020 King Willem-Alexander (left) and Ratu Maxima of the Dutch kingdom arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport, Jakarta, 9/3/2020. […]
‘It was unnerving’: Female protesters harassed during Indonesia International Women’s Day rally
Rizki Fachriansyah The Jakarta Post Tue, March 10, 2020 Women take part in an International Women’s Day march in Central Jakarta on Sunday. (JP/Riand Alfiandy) JAKARTA, Indoneia – While many […]
New Malaysia FM Hishammuddin: Strengthening Malaysia’s ties my main agenda
Malay Mail Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020 Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said he would work towards raising Malaysia’s good name at regional and world levels. — Bernama pic KUALA […]
In eyeing Kuala Langat development, conservationists say Selangor government risks floods and destruction
BY SYED JAYMAL ZAHIID Malay Mail Monday, March 9, 2020 Local Temuan tribes said it could mount a legal challenge against what they saw was encroachment on their ancestral land. […]
In ASEAN, gender equality still very much a ‘tick-the-box’ issue
Dian Septiari The Jakarta Post Sun, March 8, 2020 Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (left, facing camera) poses with other female foreign ministers (left to right) of the European Union, South […]
All travelers entering Vietnam must declare health conditions
Anh Kiet The Hanoi Times Sat, March 7, 2020 At the meeting. Photo: Doan Tan HANOI, Vietnam – This is a bolder move to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic from spreading […]
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