Key Profiles at the Bandung Conference
Between 18 and 24 April 1955, 29 nations from the continents of Asia and Africa gathered at Gedung...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Apr 8, 2025 | Asia/World, Power and Democracy
Between 18 and 24 April 1955, 29 nations from the continents of Asia and Africa gathered at Gedung...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog Post, Cambodia, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Women
International Women’s Day at Krapon Chhuck Pagoda Interview by Ros Sokunthy The communes of...
Read MoreWomen’s groups organize a protest action and put up tents in front of the Department of Agriculture. Photo by Del Bañares.
Posted by Anisa | Mar 31, 2025 | Feature, Philippines, Women
By Bianca Martinez The eighth day of March has traditionally been celebrated in different...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 28, 2025 | Blog Post, Cambodia, Mekong Region, Trade and Investment, Women
At a regional workshop on global finance and crisis held in Bangkok this March, activists from...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 28, 2025 | Asia/World, Blog Post, Trade and Investment, Women
At a regional workshop in Bangkok titled Global Finance: Crisis and Response, Salsabila Putri Noor...
Read MoreThe quote from MAW Brouwer is on the pedestrian bridge wall on the Asia-Afrika street. The street, previously known as Groote Postweg (in English: the Great Post Road), was named to honor the Asia-Africa Conference. Wikimedia Commons.
Posted by Anisa | Mar 20, 2025 | Asia/World, Feature, Power and Democracy
by Anisa Widyasari Right in the middle of one of the busiest streets in the city, on the...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog Post, Mekong Region, Thailand, Women
Who are we? FemSamyan (เฟมสามย่าน) is an independent feminist club based in Bangkok,...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Thailand
Authors: Jarik Krobtong and Thanita Chanchitpreecha, FOCUS-CUSRI Collaboration Project on History...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 24, 2025 | Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy
The CSO delegation led by In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (IDEFEND) and Philippine...
Read MoreCountry Rapporteur Asraf Ally Caunhye from Mauritius raises initial questions and comments from the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights to the Philippine delegation. Geneva . 18 February 2025.
Posted by Anisa | Feb 19, 2025 | Philippines, Power and Democracy, Statement
IDEFEND’s Statement on the 7th periodic review of the Philippines at the 77th Session of the...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 13, 2025 | Asia/World, Climate & Environment, Deglobalisation, Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment
When Focus was founded 30 years ago in 1995, it was up against the confident assertion of global...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 10, 2025 | Media Release, Philippines, Trade and Investment
Trade Justice advocates renew calls to stop the corporate driven EU-Philippines trade deal ...
Read MoreBREAD SHED. While rice is the traditional staple food of Goa, bread and bread-making were introduced by Portuguese colonialists in the 16th century. Over time, Goa developed a distinctive and rich tradition of baking culture and cuisine. Amost every large village in Goa has its own local bakery making various types of breads, cakes and pastries. Mapusa market has an entire section devoted to breads, supplied from various villages around North Goa. The bread types have interesting local names. For example, a hard-crust doughnut-shaped bread is called 'Kangon' - the Konkani-language word for 'bangle'. Typically, the freshly baked breads go out to individual homes via 'Poders' — delivery men who ride bicycles fitted with big bread baskets, and distinctive sounding air-horns used to announce their arrival in a neighborhood.
Posted by Anisa | Jan 23, 2025 | Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Graphics, India
A Mural by People Tree Studio The Mapusa Mogi mural project is an ongoing community-centric public...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 30, 2024 | Asia/World, Feature, Statement
December 30 2024 Focus on the Global South Two thousand and twenty-four was marked by three...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 20, 2024 | Feature, Philippines
Focus on the Global South deeply regrets the passing of Dr Francisco (“Dodong”) Nemenzo. Dr...
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