• AJA Statement

    AJA Statement on the death of journalists in Gaza

    Asia Journalist Association (AJA) strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike that killed five Al Jazeera journalists while they were reporting in Gaza, and calls for a full and independent investigation into the incident. On August 11, 2025, five members of the Al Jazeera team—correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operator…

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  • West Asia

    Regulating the Media Sector in Jordan: A Successful Start

    By Makram Ahmad Al Tarawneh,Editor-in-Chief, Al Ghad Newspapser AMMAN, JORDAN: In a short period of time, two important steps were taken in Jordan to organize the media sector and grant professional status to those who deal with it. The first was by the Journalists Syndicate, which referred a group of…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 13, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaOn August 11, President Lee Jae-myung granted special Liberation Day pardons to several prominent political figures, including Cho Kuk, leader of the…

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  • South East Asia

    Indonesia: Flare Gas Monetization

    By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: Indonesia, with the third largest population in the world, is not a particularly rich country in terms of oil and gas resources. Its reserves are only 3.3 gibberish barrels of oil, equivalent to 0.2 percent of the world’s total. Compare this to Venezuela, which has 300.9…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – August 12, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaOn August 11, DL Construction CEO Kang Yoon-ho, Chief Safety Officer Ha Jung-min, and around 80 other executives, site managers, and team…

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  • West Asia

    A Reality That Was Not Understood

    By Ali Salehabadi,Managing Director of Setare Sobh daily- Iran TEHRAN: We live in unusual times, unlike any other period before. The question is: why are we stuck in this situation? The answer is one word: governance. This problem is not just about the current government, but all past governments have…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – August 10, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaAt the 2025 Service Area Food Festa, the Seoul-bound Jukjeon Service Area’s “Yongin Seongsan Pork Bone Hangover Soup” took home the grand…

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  • Main Slide

    Anwar or Trump: Who Stopped the War Between Thailand And Cambodia?

    Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement in Malaysia, this year’s ASEAN chair, on July 28, 2025.Malaysian Prime Minister and ASEAN Chair Anwar Ibrahim (center) shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (left) and Thai Acting Prime Minister Putham Vejjachai (right)<Photo = Xinhua News/Yonhap News> By Ivan Lim,Former Senior…

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  • West Asia

    Congratulations on Journalists Day … For What?

    Papier mache by Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh NedaiEditor-in-Chief of Shokran Magazine – Iran TEHRAN: Journalists Day in Iran is named in memory of Mahmoud Saremi, an Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reporter who was killed by Taliban terrorists. He kept working until the very last moment, but on that fateful…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 9, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaK-pop pioneer Cho Yong-pil will hold a special concert to commemorate Korea’s 80th Liberation Anniversary on Chuseok, October 6.Titled “KBS Special Project…

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