With desserts like adobo chocolate chip cookies and halo-halo baked Alaska, Abi Balingit infuses the recipes in ‘Mayumu’ with reflections on her Bay Area Filipino American upbringing. kqed.org/arts/13926618/…

NEW at New Mandala: Jefferson Ng on the end of Indonesia's reform era and the consolidation of 'kinerja' politics in the Jokowi years newmandala.org/the-rise-of-pe…

The Kunming–Haiphong railway opened for business on April 1, 1910. Although 500,000 tons of freight went down the line annually, it never achieved any of its goals. French colonial ambitions in southwest China sputtered, and the railway fell into disrepair thechinaproject.com/2023/03/29/an-…

“I am a woman, is that ok with you?”: The dangers of being a female rideshare driver in Indonesia Joan Rumengan 🙃❣ reports from Jakarta, with photography by Muhammad Fadli restofworld.org/2023/women-gig…

The busy Busorrah Street during the muslim fasting month of Ramadhan. Behind is the Sultan Mosque, the symbol of Islam in Singapore, 6th March 1967 🎞 : rb.gy/xzrq

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

Malaysia wants palm oil hubs in Egypt, Saudi Arabia: deputy PM World's second-largest exporter eager to diversify markets amid row with EU. s.nikkei.com/3JWuTRT

READ: Malacañang on Friday (March 31, 2023) declares the suspension of work in government offices starting 12 noon on April 5, 2023, Holy Wednesday, to give employees the full opportunity to observe the Holy Week holidays.

Saya berkesempatan berkunjung ke Masjid Dongsi di daerah Dongcheng, Beijing untuk menunaikan solat Jumaat. Masjid Dongsi merupakan masjid yang tertua di Beijing. #MalaysiaMADANI

As governments manage #environmental issues arising from agri-businesses in #SEAsia, can regional guidelines influence positive changes in investor practices? 𝐃𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐲, 𝐑𝐨𝐛 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞 Mekong Region Land Governance Project (MRLG) and Miles Kenney-Lazar (@mklaz.bsky.social) for ARIscope at: buff.ly/3JYOG31

"Visible as of late March on the southern tip of Great Coco, just beyond the causeway, is evidence of land clearing efforts indicating construction work to come" My latest for The World Today with Damien Symon on Myanmar's mysterious Great Coco Island. chathamhouse.org/publications/t…

Aggressive and unregulated gold mining since Myanmar’s military coup two years ago has ravaged the land around Indawgyi Lake – Myanmar’s largest natural lake. And it’s threatening the lake itself, and its unique flora and fauna.

More than 20 years after the Bali bombings in which he allegedly played a central role, nobody quite knows what to do with a man once seen as Southeast Asia’s most wanted terrorist. buff.ly/3nBfmj2

Government agencies estimate that Thailand has 3,800 captive elephants and about 3,600 in the wild. Unlike other countries with significant captive populations, the ones in Thailand are nearly all privately owned. nyti.ms/3KpddzI

“Before, we would have to run from village to village if we saw an elephant, to warn people,” said one village chief. GPS trackers have helped: “Elephants still head our way, but we can handle it now that they have the collars. We can be ready.” restofworld.org/2023/surveilla…

Menemui pemain timnas sepak bola Indonesia U-20 di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno, sore tadi. Tak perlu larut dalam kekecewaan dan kesedihan. Para pemain sepak bola Indonesia masih memiliki banyak kesempatan untuk tampil di ajang internasional lainnya.

Tyrell Haberkorn (@turtelista), Veronika Kusumaryati, (Veronika Kusumaryati) Sri Pratiwi & Chris Hulshof host John Roosa for the digital release of his Association for Asian Studies Kahin award winning book "Unburied Histories"! Live on Zoom! April 3 @ 8:00p (CST) bit.ly/3K3ECam

Adobo Chocolate Chip Cookies cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/102409… #NYTCooking

Because of staff changes, CSEASUCB is currently on hiatus. So long, and thanks for all the fish. 🙂