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 […]
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 […]
China’s Ambassador to Thailand Snubs “Mekong People’s Forum”
By Wassayos Ngamkham CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Mon, December 7, 2020 Local groups and conservationists opposed to massive Mekong River development are raising the stakes and involving Western nations. […]
Editorial – China’s Growing Influence in Myanmar Ethnic States Raises Alarm
By The Irrawaddy Tue, December 8, 2020 The Chinese border town of Mong La in Myanmar’s eastern Shan State. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy China doesn’t mind bullying or […]
Indonesia turns to Joe Biden for more professional stance on China
VIET READER Mon, December 7, 2020 While the world was distracted with the US presidential election last month, Indonesia quietly announced a marked shift in its defence strategy designed to […]
Malaysia Opposition criticises govt’s new slogan to promote palm oil, calling it ‘dangerous’
Minderjeet Kaur Free Malaysia TodayTue, December 1, 2020 ‘Palm oil is God’s gift’ is the government’s new slogan to promote the commodity, which has come under widespread criticism for its […]
Rampant violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty found on apps
Linh Pham HANOI TIMES Sat, December 5, 2020 HANOI – Vietnamese people have been warned of the insert of Chinese unilaterally-declared map into apps. An increasing number of cases violating […]
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