Indonesia’s Central Lombok to require female Muslim civil servants to wear niqab in place of mask
The Jakarta Post Thu, July 2, 2020 LOMBOK – Central Lombok regency in West Nusa Tenggara is set to require female Muslim civil servants to wear the niqab, as some […]
Europe to defer Myanmar’s debt payments, urges China to follow suit
John Liu THE MYANMAR TIMES, Thu, July 02, 2020 EU ambassador to Myanmar Kristian Schimdt shakes hands with Vice President U Myint Swe during the 2019 EU-Myanmar Economic Forum. Photo: […]
Myanmar Election day set on November 8
Kyaw Ko KoKyaw Soe HtetHein Myat Soe THE MYANMAR TIMES Wed, July 01, 2020 An electoral official counts the ballots at a polling station in Tarmwe township in Yangon during […]
Malaysia to take legal action against EU’s anti-palm oil rule
FMT Reporters Free Malaysia Today Wed, July 1, 2020 Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali says the European Union’s anti-palm oil policy has restricted free trade practices. […]
Indonesia Welcomes $38b Factories Relocation From China to C. Java
BY :RIDHO SYUKRA JAKARTA GLOBE WED, JULY 1, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, third right, and his ministers visit Batang industrial area in Central Java on Tuesday. (Antara Photo/Harviyan Perdana […]
Humanitarians Join UN, Ambassadors in Calling for Ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Nyein Nyein The Irrawaddy Wed, July 1, 2020 Villagers in Rathedaung, Rakhine State flee from their homes following fighting in late June. / Supplied NAY PYI TAW – Twenty-one […]
Let Them Eat Cakes: Thai Politics Satirized One Layer at a Time
By Khaosod English Wed, July 1, 2020 The “#SaveThailand” cake, made by JJ Jub Matheson. Photos: JJ Jub Matheson / Facebook NEW YORK — Photos of a multilayered cake showing […]
Laos Further Relaxes Covid-19 Prevention Measures
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LOATIAN TIMES Wed, July 1, 2020 VIENTIANE – A new government notice issued yesterday allows for the further easing of certain restrictions and Covid-19 prevention measures.
Malaysia Bumiputera ICT group claims being sidelined by Putrajaya, MySejahtera app developed by foreigners
BY AZRIL ANNUAR MALAY MAIL Wed, July 1, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR ― A group of Bumiputera information and communications technology (ICT) companies have accused Putrajaya of sidelining them, allegedly favouring […]
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