In a recent AP News article, Southeast Asian leaders, led by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, pledged to maintain the region’s independence amid rising tensions between the United States and China. Read More …
The Thai Cabinet has just approved an amendment to the civil code that will allow for same-sex marriage, provided that an additional draft law is approved in December. The change Read More …
Regional tourism authorities utilize Instagram, particularly the official Southeast Asia Tourism account to promote gastronomic tourism and enhance destination competitiveness. The shift towards promoting food as the main attraction rather than a supplementary element of tourism was emphasized in the article.
Over the past few years, Thailand and China have discussed and made plans for a railway connecting two of their major cities – Bangkok and Kunming – as a part Read More …
Currently facing corruption-related charges, former State Counselor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has seen her influence over foreign affairs dwindle over the past two years. Recent media coverage on Read More …
Songstress and Legendary diva Diana Ross once boldly proclaimed, “I’m coming out. I want the world to know.” Unfortunately, young queer kids in Thailand might be whispering back, “I don’t Read More …
In “Malaysia’s plan to give refugees its worst jobs amounts to a human rights ‘facade’: activists”, by Hadi Azmi in the South China Morning Post, explains Malaysia’s new proposal. They Read More …
According to the article I chose for this post, Malaysia’s right-wing Malay-Muslim political coalition of multiple parties, Perikatan Nasional (PN), has gained momentum in the country’s state elections in the Read More …
As I’m currently writing this, rabies is ripping its way through Southeast Asia. For the majority of us in America, our separation from this illness causes us to conjure up Read More …
Anna Pesti Year: Junior Major: Architecture Hobbies: Drawing, cooking Favorite Part about Contributing to the Blog: “Being able to read about many different topics about South East Asia, and hear Read More …