Thailand plans for global cannabis trade
By Caitlin Ashworth THE THAIGER Mon, August 24, 2020 BANGKOK – Thailand is getting into the global cannabis trade. Government officials are drafting up a law that would consider medical […]
‘Kecak’ dance at Bali’s Uluwatu Temple gets ‘new normal’ tweak
The Jakarta Post Mon, August 24, 2020 Tourists watch a traditional Balinese ‘kecak’ dance at Uluwatu Temple in Bali. Photo: Bali. com Amid the pandemic, Uluwatu Temple Outer Area Tourism, […]
Cambodia to shore up trade with Vietnam
May Kunmakara THE PHNOM PENH POST, Mon, August 24, 2020 The Vietnamese side of the Phnom Den-Tinh Bien border gate in An Giang province’s Tinh Bien district, across from Takeo […]
Bali postpones plans to welcome international travelers in September
Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Mon, August 24, 2020 Photo: The Jakarta Post Plans to reopen Bali to international tourists on Sept. 11 have been reconsidered following the government’s decision to […]
UN, Indonesia honor victims of terrorism
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie The Jakarta Post Sat, August 22, 2020 A member of the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (GAMKI) places a flower on a poster of Intan Olivia Marbun […]
Indonesia – China to Strengthen Bilateral Trade
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA TEMPO.CO, Fri, August 21, 2020 JAKARTA – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday said that Indonesia and China will strengthen ties in the economic sector, one of them is through the bilateral trade, during the […]
Rescuing Myanmar From the Chinese Debt Trap
By Yan Naing THE IRRAWADDY Fri, August 21, 2020 Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a model of a Chinese-backed project at the Myanmar First Investment […]
Myanmar Peace Conference Ends With Participants Praising ‘Meaningful’ Principles, Post-Election Plan
By Nyein Nyein THE IRRAWADDY Fri, August 21, 2020 Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the closing ceremony of the fourth session of the Union Peace Conference—the […]
Malaysia Orang Asli (Inigenous People) win long legal battle to get back RM32 mil, 57 apartments
V Anbalagan FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Fri, August 21, 2020 The Ipoh High Court ruled in 2016 that the Orang Asli and the Linggui Valley Orang Asli (Jakuns) Trust should be […]
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