• AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – May 14, 2026

    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 May 11, labor and management at Samsung Electronics entered post-mediation talks under government supervision regarding the possible removal of the company’s…

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  • South East Asia

    Broken Dreams and Fallen Banners: The End of an Era at Nanthikadal

    By Leo Nirosha DarshanExpress Newspapers COLOMBO: In the annals of Sri Lankan history, May 2009 represents far more than a mere calendar entry. It marks the final chapter of a thirty-year armed struggle and a pivotal moment that fundamentally reshaped the destiny of a nation. What politicians like Lalith Athulathmudali…

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  • EditorsPick

    A Broken Shoe Is Never a Reason to Stop Walking

    Assistant Commissioner Noor Bano and the broken sandals in a glass case on her mahogany desk By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In the shimmering heat of Tharparkar, a desert district of Sindh province of Pakistan, bordering India, where the wind carries more sand than moisture, fourteen-year-old Noor Bano lived…

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  • Main Slide

    Asia Journalists Association Elects Former Vice Minister of Education Lee Gi-woo as 7th Chairman … “Connecting Asia Through APC”

    (From left) Vice President Kang Seok-jae, Chairman Koo Bon-hong, Director Bae Ki-seon, Director Oh Ji-cheol, Director Kim Geun-sang, New Chairman Lee Gi-woo, and Founding President Lee Sang-ki of the Asia Journalists Association <Photo by Director Ko Myeong-jin> By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist AssociationPublisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: The…

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    AJA Newsbites – May 13, 2026

    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, KoreaAn elementary school sixth grader who went hiking with family members at Juwangsan National Park in North Gyeongsang Province was found dead…

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    AJA Newsbites – May 12, 2026

    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, KoreaChinese Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun visited Changdeok School in Pyongyang on May 11, highlighting the growing friendship between China and…

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  • EditorsPick

    Bahrain Arrests 41 Individuals Linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps

    Photos of the 41 individuals arrested in Bahrain for links with the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (Ministry of Interior) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said that it had arrested 41 members of an organization linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Wilayat Al Faqih ideology…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – May 11, 2026

    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, KoreaAs inflation continues to reshape daily life in South Korea, social customs surrounding weddings and funerals are also changing.Recent data show that…

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  • Main Slide

    Singapore, New Zealand Sign Accord on Trade in Essential Supplies

    By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: This is the complementary basis of the Singapore-New Zealand deal to safeguard their economies from the disruptions to the energy and food-related supply chains caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. The Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies (AOTES), signed on…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – May 10, 2026

    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, KoreaConcerns intensified in South Korean politics on May 8, 2026, over what critics describe as growing complacency within the ruling Democratic Party…

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