Chaebol bashing
Time to discuss roadmap for conglomerates Reforming the country’s large business conglomerates, known as the chaebol, is emerging as a hot-button issue ahead of the presidential election slated for December. As the chaebol system is cited as the chief culprit behind worsening economic polarization, few would dare to challenge the reform drive. What’s most important, […]
Coalmine villagers clash with police over compensation in Bangladesh
Barapukuria Coal Mine, Agitation postponed after clash between villagers and police. The villagers around Barapukuria coalmine in northern Bangladesh have postponed their agitation programme till 22 July after the local lawmaker and state minister for land Mostafizur Rahman made an assurance to meet their demands. Meanwhile, at least 20 villagers and 4 members of law […]
Cambodia beefs up security for world leaders
PHNOM PENH — Tens of thousands of the Cambodian armed forces have been built up to provide special security and safe for the top leaders of the 10 ASEAN member states and high-ranking delegates from other nations, including the U.S., China, and Russia. Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday morning officially opens the 45th ASEAN Foreign […]
Prompt apology
Handcuffing case should be good lesson for allies The handcuffing of three Korean civilians by U.S. military policemen last week was an illegal act in violation of SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) regulations that prohibit such action. A prompt apology offered by the commander of U.S. Forces Korea is seen as an admission by the […]
McCarthyism
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union seized power through the 1917 revolution in Russia with the slogan of creating a perfectly equal society without classes. It meant the abolition of private ownership of property and, unlike socialism, not only the state’s ownership of the means of production but also equal distribution of production. Americans […]
Best service ready for media at Phnom Penh meeting
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s Ministry of Information has tried its best to serve both national and international media people to access to computer and internet during their work at the Council of Ministers during the meetings of the 45th AMM/ PMC/ 19th ARF/ 2nd EAS FMM being held on 6-13 July, 2012 here. Peth Raksmey, Director of […]
Hand-held fans still popular in Pakistan
In most parts of Pakistan where the sizzling summer continues for about eight months coupled with prolonged power outages of up to 22 hours as a daily routine, the hand-held fans are a great source of relief from the hot weather, as they are used to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing […]
Kuwaiti poetess to be given Manhae literature award
Last year, in January, Al-Arabi magazine Forum “The Arabs Go East” invited thoughtful elite of the Far East, consisting of very active figures in the fields of culture, arts, and literature. Among those was Lee Sang-ki, founder of Asian Journalist Association (AJA), and publisher of The AsiaN. He is an expert journalist who loves literature, […]
Let whales live safely
Seoul should retract whaling plan immediately Korea’s proposal to resume hunting whales for scientific research has provoked strong protests both at home and abroad. After most countries reacted angrily to the plan unveiled last week at the annual conference of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Panama, the government stepped back, saying it would give […]
Senior citizens’ poverty woes
Senior citizens, who spearheaded the country’s economic miracle from the ashes of the 1950-53 Korean War, are now struggling with financial hardships in their later years. With the approaching retirement en masse of the country’s baby boomers ― those born between 1955 and 1963, the poverty problem of the elderly has the potential to mire […]
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