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Africa’s linguistic diversity goes largely unnoticed in research on multilingualism (theconversation.com)

sharing it here because it mentioned SEA as another under-studied multilingual region, and we share the same issues:...

Comfort women: Last of Japan's WW2 sex slaves sing 'forget us not' (www.bbc.com)

Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.

A Brief History of Grab in Southeast Asia: transnationality, dominance and resistance (labourreview.org)

Platform companies operate transnationally. Should labour movements respond transnationally, too? Over the next few months, we will be publishing a Special Series on Grab in Southeast Asia to understand how Grab operates in different contexts, and what forms workers' organising and resistance have taken in each context....

🖤 ANTI-META FEDI PACT 🖤 (fedipact.online)

I can't even begin to explain this without getting into what fediverse politics has been but i thought this would be of interest to you guys regardless. The TLDR is that Meta's been developing their own ActivityPub project (and with it instances) under P92. And apparently they had a meeting with key figures especially on the...

Indigenous-led coalition calls for moratorium on terrestrial carbon trade (news.mongabay.com)

Mina Setra remembers a time before oil palm plantations changed the landscape of her childhood home. Setra, an Indigenous Dayak Pompakng, grew up when forests surrounded her village in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Setra and her brother would spend their days canoeing on a nearby river, she...

Primary Sources: History of the Malay World (froginawell.net)

This page is a list of open access resources and primary sources related to the history of the Malay world, broadly defined including, but not limited to, the lands and peoples in what are today Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

fedi-wide SEA magazine/sub

Hi guys - just wanted to share with you that I've set up @magASEAN - it's meant to be a regional sub for us fedi-folks, who are also checking out the threadiverse after all this reddit business. Hopefully see you around there as well!

Singapore sees highest number of suicides in over 20 years, with most cases among those in their 20s: SOS (www.todayonline.com)

SINGAPORE — In the latest set of data released, Singapore saw its highest number of suicide rates since 2000, and the greatest number of deaths was among young people aged 20 to 29.

Indonesia, Malaysia Have Cut Deforestation in Half in Last Half-Decade (e360.yale.edu)

“Indonesia and Malaysia have managed to keep rates of primary forest loss near record-low levels,” according to an analysis from the World Resources Institute. Across both countries, average yearly forest loss fell dramatically between the years 2015-2017 and 2020-2022, with Indonesia seeing a 64 percent decline and Malaysia...

Cement company wins appeal to evict century-old Perak monastery (monyet.cc)

Do you know that Penang Asam Laksa is believed to be influenced by a traditional Burmese dish called Mohinga? (monyet.cc)

Do you know that Penang Asam Laksa is believed to be influenced by a traditional Burmese dish called Mohinga?...

Anyone a fan of Good Omens? (monyet.cc)

I first came across the book in 2017, bought it and was immediately hooked by the story....

Watermelon i planted is growing so quick in just a few days! (monyet.cc)

Golden Mile Complex: Five Decades of an Architectural Icon (biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg)

The collective sale and conservation of Golden Mile Complex will restore a visionary building designed for a “new look Singapore”......

What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie? (theconversation.com)

Maps can be very touchy subjects. That’s why Vietnam has banned the Barbie movie.

Singapore private home prices fall for first time in three years: URA flash estimates (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Private home prices fell by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2023.

Kedah has Southeast Asia's oldest civilisation and archaeologists barely know its complete history (www.channelnewsasia.com)

(...) this is much older than the famous monuments of Borobudur (8th century) in Indonesia and Angkor Wat (12th century) in Cambodia, making Sungai Batu and the larger Bujang Valley complex it is part of the oldest civilisation in Southeast Asia....

An Untold Past: Chinese in the Caribbean (youtu.be)

Interesting to see the Southeast Asian connection: as transit (Vietnam & Thailand), and of course like us, mainly from the south of China

Escaping China with a spoon and a rusty nail (www.codastory.com)

How one Uyghur man fled Xinjiang via the notorious smugglers' road and broke out of a Thai prison....

Telegram agrees to cooperate with authorities to clamp down on cyber fraud, says Comms Minister (www.thestar.com.my)

"Telegram has stated its commitment and is ready to work closer with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and police.

Beyond the Binary: Two Bissu Defend their Roots in Sulawesi – New Naratif (newnaratif.com)

The concept of queer and non-binary identities has long been a part of Indonesian culture, including the Bugis culture in Sulawesi, where the Bissu, who embody all genders, play a significant role in society, despite facing discrimination from various conservative groups. Yuyun and Eka are very few Bissu who are still fighting...

Mother Goddess Worship: A Safe Space for Vietnamese Queer Spirits – New Naratif (newnaratif.com)

Đạo Mẫu, the worship of mother goddesses, has helped destabilise gender norms and stigma towards the queer community in Vietnam. The tradition is often regarded as a safe space for Vietnamese queer people people to express their authentic self, as the belief transcends social stigma against queer people.

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