Crisis in Myanmar Seen Undermining ‘ASEAN Centrality’
By THEPCHAI YONG THE IRRAWADDY, Tue, March 23, 2021 Myanmar junta security forces are seen after a confrontation with protesters in Yangon on Mar. 17. / The Irrawaddy The ongoing […]
Malaysia DBP Explains Why “Orang K*ling” Racial Slur Was On Its Website In The First Place
by Hakim Hassan THE RAKYAT POST, Tue, March 23, 2021 The removal of the word was contested in court before. After receiving flak for using the slur “keling” in the […]
Malaysia DBP tells why it won’t say sorry over use of ‘keling’
Robin Augustin FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Tue, March 23, 2021 Photo: Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) says it will not apologise for the use of the […]
Laos Elects New President and Prime Minister
By Phayboune Thanabouasy The Laotian Times Mon, March 22, 2021 Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, (left) President of the Lao PDR and Dr. Phankham Viphavanh (right) Prime Minister of the Lao PDR. […]
PM Prayut Denies Thailand Sending Rice to Myanmar Army
By Khaosod English Mon, March 22, 2021 In this undated photo, a group of unidentified individuals load what appeared to be rice sacks to a truck at the Thai-Myanmar border […]
Indonesia Calls for Asean Summit on Myanmar
BY :NOVY LUMANAUW JAKARTA GLOBE SAT, MARCH 20, 2021 Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo calls for Asean summit on the Myanmar crisis, as the death toll from the anti-coup protests […]
Indonesia new ‘virtual police’ adds to fears over loss of online civic space, civil freedoms
Tri Indah Oktavianti and Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Fri, March 19, 2021 JAKARTA – The National Police’s move to launch a “virtual police squad”, or cyber patrol, for tracking […]
MYANMAR – Embassies in Yangon speak out on crackdown
By Mizzima Sat, March 20, 2021 A number of embassies have spoken out on the brutal crackdown on civilians by the Myanmar authorities in a statement issued yesterday. Here is […]
UN seeking to visit Myanmar
By Mizzima Fri, March 19,2021 Christine Schraner Burgener is seeking to visit Myanmar as part of her efforts to calm the situation and set the stage for dialogue and a […]
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