Internet shutdown has been imposed on Myanmar Rakhine state for six months
JOHN LIU The Myanmar Times sat, DECember 21, 2019 Women ride past a hoarding for a telecommunications company in Sittwe, Rakhine. Photo: EPA The shutdown of all internet access […]
Bangladesh repatriation could be delayed
By Mizzima Tue, 17 December 2019 The Myanmar government will not push for the much-delayed repatriation of Rohingya refugees living for more than two years in displacement camps in Bangladesh until […]
The EU needs to be more realistic
Sim Vireak Khmer Times December 17, 2019 (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng – Zhu Wei) Protectionism is re-emerging as a common challenge that all regional and global mechanisms try to address. That holds […]
Indonesia indigenous communities fear eviction amid investment push as rights bill remains on back burner
The Jakarta Post Mon, December 16, 2019 On the edge: A family of the Orang Rimba tribe lives in a flimsy hut deep in the jungle of Jambi. The Indigenous […]
‘They could win or lose’: Jokowi denies building dynasty as family members enter mayoral races
The son rises, The son-in-law also rises Suherdjoko and Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Thu, December 12, 2019 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and First Lady Iriana Widodo (center) stroll […]
University Plants Asia’s Biggest Rooftop Farm in Thailand
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times December 11, 2019 “Thailand is an agricultural society, but in the cities we are so cut off from the source of our food. With […]
What political dynasty? Indonesia President Jokowi’s son-in-law says bid for Medan mayor is for development
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Wed, December 11, 2019 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law, Bobby Nasution, speaks to reporters at the Presidential Palace Complex on June 18. (Tempo/Friski Riana) MEDAN, […]
Mass rallies held in Myanmar to support State Counsellor at ICJ
By Mizzima Tue,December 10, 2019 People rally in Myeik to support State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi who will contest the case filed by the Gambia at the International […]
Myanmar State Counselor Arrives in Netherlands to Lead Rohingya Genocide Defense
By The Irrawaddy Monday, December 9, 2019 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in The Netherlands on Sunday. / Myanmar State Counselor’s Office Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives […]
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