Myanmar Seeks Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for COVID-19 Vaccines
By Nan Lwin THE IRRAWADDY, Thu, December 17, 2020 A health worker takes a nasal swab from a citizen planning to travel domestically at a COVID-19 testing center in Yangon […]
Jailed Satirical Performer Faces Extra Charge from Myanmar’s Military
By Zaw Zaw Htwe THE IRRAWADDY, Wed, December 16, 2020 Daungdohmyoset troupe leader Ko Zayar Liwn in court in Ayeyarwady in December. / Peacock Generation / Facebook YANGON – A […]
Cambodia will only purchase vaccines approved by WHO
Khann Chanvirak / Khmer Times Wed, December 16, 2020 PHNOM PENH – The government will not allow Cambodians to become guinea pigs for any vaccines developed. Prime Minister Hun Sen […]
MYANMAR – Saw Eh Say from KEAN wins Human Rights Tulip Award
By Saw Than Htike Oo MIZZIMA MYANMAR Tue, 15 December 2020 Saw Eh Say from KEAN. Saw Eh Say, in-charge of the Kayah Earthrights Action Network (KEAN) in Kayah State, […]
Indonesia President Jokowi: Past Human Rights Violation Must Be Resolved
EGI ADYATAMA TEMPO.CO Mon, December 14, 2020 JAKARTA – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo opened the 2020 Attorney General’s Office meeting at the State Palace today, Dec. 14, 2020. In his opening speech, […]
Indonesia Denies in Talks with Israel
BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA & NATASHA CHRISTY WAHYUNI JAKARTA GLOBE MON, DECEMBER 14, 2020 Jakarta. Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Teuku Faizasyah denies Israeli media claims of Indonesia seeking to normalize […]
Laos – the ‘battery’ of Asia and a ticking environmental time bomb
The Thaiger Sun, December 13, 2020 LAOS POWER FACTS: Number of power plants soon to be completed by the end of 2020:53 hydropower plants under construction or in the planning […]
Thai government threaten to boycott new Lao hydro electric dam project
The Thaiger Sun, December 13, 2020 PHOTO: Xayaburi Dam BANGKOK – Loas officials have announced the announcement of yet another Laos hydro electric dam and Thai authorities aren’t happy. The […]
Amru embarks on pilot climate change resilient rice variety project
KHMER TIMES Sat, December 12, 2020 Grains of Phka Mealdey variety. AKP KAMPONG THOM PROVINCE – Amru Rice (Cambodia), one of the leading milled rice exporters in Cambodia, has conducted […]
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