The Feminine ‘N’, the River of Art
My new book entitled “The Feminine (N), the River of Art” was published in Cairo a few days ago. In Arabic language the letter (N), or (Noon) as it is pronounced, and (ن ) as its written is considered to be a symbol of women, in the Arabic culture. In most of the Arabic verbs, […]
Flood water causes mass mortality of fish at Karachi Harbour
The torrential rain on August 03 last has caused not only misery for the citizens of Karachi, the biggest city of Pakistan and capital of Southern Sindh province, but also affected marine life, as the rain water flowing through Industrial Estate laden with toxic chemicals when entered Karachi Harbour resulted in mass mortality of fish […]
N. Korea’s ‘organizational life’ in decline
Communist societies loved to educate their subjects. Initially, this penchant for education began with a rather noble aim in mind. Communism itself was the child of the European Enlightenment and therefore early communist ideologues believed that the common people should be immersed in great and uplifting moral thought, as well as to be enlightened in […]
[Asia Round-up] Democracy is more than the ballot box
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Democracy is more than the ballot box [UAE, Gulf News, 28-07-2013] Morsi and his supporters are still clinging to the “legitimacy of the ballot boxes” while his opponents argue that democracy is a concept far more than the ballot box. The ballot […]
Bangladeshi hill region turns into ‘death valley’: Tribesmen accuse Santu Larma
Bangladesh’s much talked about Chittagong Hill Tract peace treaty signed in 1997 between the then government of Sheikh Hasina and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) led by Santu Larma have been failing to bring peace in the hills. Apart from the conflict between the Hillmen and the settler Bengali community over land rights, the […]
Tracing history of Buddhism in Sindh
I had always found myself very close to Buddhism. May be it was because we Sindhis (natives of Sindh, the land of great Indus civilization, now a province of Pakistan) are by nature Sufis (Mysticism) believing in inter-faith harmony, brotherhood, non-violence and wishing best for progress and prosperity of the universe, as prayed by our […]
[Asia Round-up] Death of draftee highlights problems in Taiwan’s military
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Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Death of draftee highlights problems in Taiwan’s military [Taiwan, The China Post, 12-07-2013] The recent death of Hung Chung-chiu, a corporal in the Taiwanese army who died during solitary confinement three days before he was set to be discharged, again highlights […]
Pre-Ashokan Buddhist monuments discovered In Lumbini
Unearthed Pre-Ashokan Buddhist Structures Pushed The History Lumbini By 1000 Years Kathmandu: New excavations in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, have unearthed ruins of a pre-Ashokan Buddhist temple of brick and a village suggesting that Buddhist activities in the area were in full swing 1,000 years before Emperor Ashoka of Mauriya dynasty of India […]
Bangladesh to build Padma Bridge with own resources
As the biggest global lender, the World Bank (WB), has backed out from the supporting Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure development project, the Bangladesh government has decided to construct the country’s biggest rail-road bridge over the mighty Padma river with its own resources. The tender for construction of the 6.15 kilometer long bridge will be floated in […]
Leadership changes and the future of East Asia
What will East Asia look like in 5-10 years’ time after the recent changes in leadership of some major countries? What are the emerging economic and political orders? Obviously, we don’t know, but we can try to make informed guesses on how the world might change and how Asia might transform on the basis of […]
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