Media
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The Fate of Journalists in the Era of Media Colonization
The future of media was digital. Now, it is Artificial Intelligence (Credit: CSCR) By Eddy Suprapto, JAKARTA: Human creative intelligence in the digital age is increasingly astonishing and difficult to contain. Human thought processes have leaped into cognitive warfare, a form of warfare that targets the human mind, not physical…
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A Voice of Conscience Falls Silent … Farewell Kang Sola
Solahudin was more than a friend. He was a guide, a bridge, and, when needed, a sharp critic By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: May 1998 is a moment etched forever in my memory. The resignation of President Suharto opened a new horizon for pro-democracy activists across Indonesia. President Habibie’s brief tenure…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (I)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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“Burnt Breaths” Symphony Commemorates Chemical Bomb Victims
By Alireza BarhamTEHRAN: The unveiling ceremony of the Iranian symphony “Burnt Breaths”, composed in memory of the victims of the chemical bombing of the cities of Sardasht (Iran) and Halabja (Iraq), was held at the Iranian Artists’ Forum. The city of Sardasht in Iran was bombed by Iraqi planes on…
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Pakistan’s ex-Spy Chief Sentenced
Former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hamid By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Field General Court Martial (FGCM) has sentenced former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hamid to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment, said the Inter-Services Public Relations in a statement on Thursday. The military’s…
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BRICS Writers Association Launched in Iran
Hamid Nazarkhah Alisaraei By Alireza BahramiTEHRAN: The BRICS Writers Association in Iran has announced the launch of its activities at the Asre Rowshan magazine meeting at the Iranian Artists’ House. In a speech at the meeting, Alireza Bahrami, a poet and editor-in-chief of ISNA (news agency) and editor-in-chief of Asre…
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Iranian Filmmaker Takes Afghan Refugee Girl to Oscar
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: An Iranian documentary filmmaker has taken an Afghan girl to the top of the European festival stage and is now leading her to an Oscar. “The Fox Under A Pink Moon” is the latest documentary film by Mehrdad Oskouei, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who has been…
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Iranian sculptor Yasmin Sinai By Pooneh NedaiTEHRAN: This is my latest poem while I watched Yasmin Sinai’s latest artwork. Yasmin Sinai is an Iranian famous sculptor living in Emirates. The paper mâché art work of Sinai will be exhibited in Shiraz, Iran, very soon: The word that sprouted from my…
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Yongsan International Business District Signals Seoul’s Global Urban Transformation
Bird’s-eye view of Yongsan International Business District By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist Association, Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: The Yongsan International Business District (IBD) is finally breaking ground, 18 years after the project was first announced. The development aims to transform Yongsan—located at the very center of Seoul—into…
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2025 Local Elections in Georgia amid Massive Protests
By Khatuna ChapichadzeAssociate Professor of Political Science – Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi TBILISI: Calendrical local elections were held on October 4, 2025 in Georgia, – with the ruling Georgian Dream party (GDP) securing an overwhelming victory in both the proportional and mayoral races across all 64 municipalities of the country,…
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