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Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar’s president

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Esther Htusan Associated Press Htin Kyaw, a trusted friend of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, took over as Myanmar’s president on March 30, taking a momentous step in the country’s long-drawn transition toward democracy after more than a half-century of direct and indirect military rule. But democracy in this impoverished Southeast Asian nation […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Defense Ministry, Home Ministry, Htin Kyaw, Myanmar, Myint Swe, National League, Southeast Asian, Treasury Department, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

Taxi protest causes traffic chaos in Indonesian capital

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital March 22 in a rowdy protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-hailing apps such as Uber. TV footage showed long lines of taxis and three-wheel minicabs blocking a central expressway, men setting […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Blue Bird, Dewi Gayatri, Driver Jeffrey Sumampouw, Europe, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Joko Jokowi Widodo, Malaysia-based Grab, Southeast Asian, TV, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

Educational disparities — Data key to closing gap?

March 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

University of Washington (UW) sophomore Janilla Augofie takes pride in being the first member in her family to go to college. But despite this accomplishment, Augofie has struggled in silence while navigating the educational system.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2016, AAPI, African American, Alaska Native, Alma Ramiro Alonzo, American Indian, Education, HB, Holly Barker, House Bill, Janilla Augofie, Laos, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islander, Polynesian Outreach Program, Southeast Asian, Thailand, UW, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, White House

Thai cosmetics company pulls ad depicting blackface

January 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — “You just need to be white to win.”

A skin-whitening ad in Thailand featuring that slogan alongside a famous actress in blackface makeup sparked such outrage that the company pulled it Friday, Jan. 8, just a day after releasing it. The retraction did little, however, to stem a debate the ad ignited about the regularity of racist advertisements in the Southeast Asian country.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Associated Press, Black Man, CEO, Cris Horwang, Dunkin Donuts, Miss Thailand World, Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Nonthawan Thongleng, Seoul Secret, Southeast Asian, TV, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, attention, social media

Thai printer of Int’l NY Times blocks stories again

December 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Grant Peck Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The New York Times decried limits on media freedom in Thailand on Friday after its local printer refused to publish articles about the Southeast Asian country for a third time.The printer removed a column from the opinion page of Friday’s edition of the International New York Times […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Crown Property Bureau, Eastern Printing Co, International New York Times, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yuth Chinsupakul, editorial

The Latest: China, Japan spar over disputed seas

November 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leaders from 21 countries and self-governing territories are gathered in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Nov. 17. The meeting’s official agenda is focused on trade, business and economic issues but terrorism, South China Sea disputes and climate change are also set to be in focus. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, APEC, Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry, East China Sea, Gregory Domingo, Hong Lei, MANILA, Pacific Rim, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert, Philippine Navy, Philippines, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

Bombing the latest of many challenges for Thailand’s junta

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Denis D. Gray Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When a military coup last year ended months of political turmoil and violence in Thailand, even some democracy advocates welcomed the junta’s promise to restore stability and return “happiness to the people.” But 15 months later, a deadly bomb that ripped through a venerated shrine in […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, China, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, English-language Bangkok Post, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Crisis Group, Matthew Wheeler, Muslim Uighur, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Red Shirt, Reporters Without Borders, Songkran Grachangnetara, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thongchai Winichakul, United Nations, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, World Bank

Jolie, Suu Kyi visit Myanmar female factory workers

August 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Angelina Jolie has joined Myanmar’s opposition leader and democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, in sitting down with female workers to learn more about their dire conditions. Jolie, who is a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, is on a four-day visit to the Southeast […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Angelina Jolie, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Rakhine State, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, YANGON, attention

UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Tran Van Minh Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in boats. Ban […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Jocelyn Gecker, Melissa Sweeney, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Zaw Htay, letter

China island building now totals 2,000 acres

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)  — China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 2,000 acres (800 hectares) and could far outstrip that amount as the year goes on, a senior defense official said Friday. The new estimate, disclosed for the first time, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese, East China Sea, Itu Aba Island, Philippines, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

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