India-Myanmar Cross-Border Bus Service to Operate Soon
By Zarni Mann & Myat Pyae Phyo The Irrawaddy Thu, February 20, 2020 The Indo-Myanmar Friendship Bridge seen from the integrated checkpoint in Moreh, the Indian border town with Tamu, […]
Minister suggests ‘the rich’ should marry ‘the poor’ to reduce Indonesia’s poverty rate
The Jakarta Post Thu, February 20, 2020 Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy waves toward journalists as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (unseen) unveils his new Cabinet on the […]
Myanmar State Counsellor urges people to register SIM cards
Htoo Thant The Myanmar Times Tue, Feb 18, 2020 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has urged mobile users to register their SIM cards. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar […]
Malaysia Selangor state govt urged to reconsider plan to develop Kuala Langat North forest reserve
By Nuradzimmah Daim New Straits Times Tue, February 18, 2020 Home to more than 2,000 Temuan Orang Asli community, the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve is also a sanctuary […]
Morals matter in foreign policy
Chheang Vannarith / Khmer Times Wed, February 19, 2020 MS Westerdam passengers arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport from Sihanoukville. City Hall PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – To realists, in foreign […]
Trump tweets praise for Cambodia docking ship
Niem Chheng | The Phnom Penh Post Sun, February 16, 2020 PHNOM PENH – Cambodia continues to earn praise for its humanitarian act of allowing the MS Westerdam cruise ship […]
Malaysia’s forgotten, Orang Asli (Indigenous People) in a Pahang state town live off a landfill of toxic garbage
BY RUTH WONG MALAY MAIL Friday, February 14, 2020 Pak Long lives about 10 minutes away in another Orang Asli village called Kampung Teraling which has minimal electricity provided by […]
The truth about the Malaysia’s Orang Asli in Bandar Muadzam Shah, Pahang, — Kalimullah Hassan
Malay Mail Saturday, 15 Feb 2020 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Photographer S C Shekar is Malaysia’s leading photojournalist. He doesn’t make up stories. He has been filming and photographing the […]
Bajau Laut children deserve better treatment, says Malaysia state Sabah rights group
Jason Santos Free Malaysia Today Sat, February 15, 2020 Bajau Laut children play at a water fountain on Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: A Sabah NGO […]
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