Protesters Outside Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo Condemn ‘Silent Genocide’ in Rakhine
By THE IRRAWADDY 22 October 2019 Coinciding with State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the Japanese capital, dozens of Arakanese people stage a protest in front of the Myanmar […]
Indonesia Launches $212M International Development Aid Fund BY :NUR YASMIN
From left, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and the chairman of the National Development Planning Agency, Bambang Brodjonegoro, at the Indonesian AID […]
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 […]
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