Absence of maritime boundary between India and Pakistan brings miseries to fishermen of two nations
It has become a tradition on the part of rulers of India and Pakistan to release detained fishermen on certain occasions as a gesture of good will but at the same time their respective security agencies continue arresting the fishermen, seizing their boats and throwing them into prisons to languish for years, as the issue […]
N Korea’s reporting on collapse of Pyongyang apartment
On 18th May 2014, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released an unusual report in which they admitted that a 23-storey apartment building had collapsed in downtown Pyongyang. The official report also admitted that some unlucky inhabitants of the apartment had been killed as a result, though there were no exact numbers in the report. […]
Kuwait rising as political and economic hub of Arab world
Kuwait: The Summits of Peace As Asia and the Middle East are witnessing a rapid turmoil in the sky of politics, and on the land of reality, Kuwait, being in the geographical and historical heart of that map, and inspired by the diplomatic career of its ruler, Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has acted […]
Kuwaiti Drama Museum: formulating thoughts of the Gulf
Documentation of Pioneering Arts “Kuwaiti dramas played a major role in formulating thoughts and conscience of the Gulf public. It offered young generations a precise narration of what parents and grandparents did, and their struggle before the discovery of oil in order to make a living.” These were the words of the popular tradition team […]
Ukraine and new tensions in the world
Developments in Ukraine, which began in November 2013, shocked the world. That shock was not because the people revolted against the government and demanded changes, but because it was causing change to the world order, which remained as such for many decades. Divided by political priorities, the modern world has two camps that oppose each […]
SAMSUNG dominates Pakistan’s consumer electronics market
As I received report about the demise of SAMSUNG chief Lee Kun-hee a few days back, I recalled my visit to SAMSUNG Town in Seoul during South Korean tour on the invitation of Asia Journalists Association in 2007. Name of this company was familiar to me but I had no idea of it being such […]
Can KBS be free from Chong Wa Dae?
KBS employees demanding boss’s resignation Hundreds of the Korean Broadcasting System(KBS) reporters, editors and producers started boycotting their work starting May 19, after a voting result was released supporting the boycott. Amid an abnormal state of broadcasting by the KBS, its employees demanded resignation of their president Gil Hwan-young, alleging that Gil played the stooge […]
Which is better path for reconciliation, cricket or UN?
“In Sri Lanka, cricket is a better path to reconciliation than the UN plan” Rejecting the resolution passed at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 27th to mount an ‘independent’ international investigation into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapkase said that Sri Lanka would continue with its own reconciliation […]
Five years to stay or leave
The new minister of social affairs is trying to offer solutions for restricting, organizing and controlling the visa trade in Kuwait by limiting the duration of expatriates’ residency in Kuwait to five years. When I first read about it, I thought it was a joke and a waste of time for many reasons. First, the […]
A gateway for Syria solution
The Homs truce could be the gateway for a solution in Syria, despite some skepticism expressed by some people as opposition fighters make their way out of the troubled city following the deal brokered under United Nations sponsorship. Most skepticisms are fueled by questions about what is going to happen after the opposition and regime […]
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