Category: South East Asia
“LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION!”
I’m not specifically a showbiz writer, but there is no doubt in my mind that show business has a big influence me. I love Filipino films, and I drag my […]
Kalilah wa-Dimnah: Ancient Asian Folk Tales with Modern Insight
I was almost 13 years when I read some of Kalilah wa-Dimnah’s fables for the first time. Touched by the animal characters in those folk tales, I used to find […]
International Conference on Interfaith Dialogue
Introduction Asia Journalist Association Nepal (AJA Nepal) is a media organization established by a group of professional journalists and media activists in Nepal fully dedicated to press freedom, democracy and […]
Threats to Marine Wildlife and Biodiversity in the Philippines
Illegal wildlife trade of maritime animals poses both economic and security threats to the Philippines. As exploitation continues to happen in the Philippines’ seas, implementing governing laws, both domestic and […]
[Transnational] Witnesses of the Incheon Asian Games
Returning to the Forgotten values of sports Maria Mejia·Colombia·Graduate student of Global Sport Management at SNU The 17th edition of the Asian Games represented for Korea not only the third […]
China’s Asian Bank May Herald A New World Order
Since the 2008 economic meltdown, Europeans and the Americans have been asking the Chinese to contribute more to the Bretton Wood institutions. But, in turn, the Chinese have been demanding […]
Polio cases surge in Pakistan
Pakistan is heading for one of its worst years for polio in recent times. According to figures from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), 166 cases of polio have been […]
SINGAPORE ART FAIR SET TO KICK OFF THIS WEEK
Salsali Private Museum (UAE), XVA Gallery (UAE), Ward Gallery (Dubai, Cairo, & KSA) and Lahd Gallery (UK & USA) participate from the GCC region For its first edition, SINGAPORE ART […]
Rampant bribery in Philippine judicial system
The Supreme Court’s almost unanimous decision on Sandiganbayan Justice Gregory Ong is both laudable and frustrating. Ong was found guilty of accepting payoffs to favor alleged pork barrel scam mastermind […]
Buddhism and journalsim for peaceful world
At Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu, all a first-time tourist needs to do to get a quick grab of interesting facts about Nepal is to look up. “Nepal has the world’s […]