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India’s Voter-List Crisis: The Fight Over Who Gets to Vote
By Gunjeet Sra NEW DELHI: An investigation revealing repeated internal objections within India’s Election Commission has triggered nationwide protests, mass detentions and a confrontation over the poll body’s independence. With more than 130 million names removed during a nationwide voter-verification exercise, the dispute is testing the safeguards that underpin the…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaBritish travel magazine Time Out has ranked Jongno 3-ga in central Seoul as the world’s coolest neighborhood for 2026, the first Korean…
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West Asia
12 People Killed in Attack on Riyadh Airport
By Habib ToumiRiyadh: Four Saudis were among the 12 people killed in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that two Bangladeshis, an American, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian, a Palestinian and a…
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EditorsPick
AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaKim Kyung-moon ended his tenure with the Hanwha Eagles on October 10. His KBO regular-season managerial record stands at 1,078 wins, 958…
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UAE reveals 10 key findings in probe into alleged flydubai cockpit attack
Attorney-General Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi By Habib ToumiABU DHABI: The co-pilot of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly spent years developing a plan to seize control of an aircraft and crash it into the passenger terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, aiming to cause the greatest…
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EditorsPick
AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaSouth Korea’s ruling Democratic Party recorded 35% support, its lowest since President Lee Jae-myung took office, Gallup Korea reported on October 9.…
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East Asia
Orthopedic Surgeons from 28 Countries Experience ‘Hangung’ as a Non-Pharmacological Tool for Musculoskeletal Prevention, Rehabilitation
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SUWON, KOREA: The 70th Anniversary Congress of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2026 (KOA 2026) officially opened on October 8 at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, gathering about 2,800 orthopedic surgeons from 28 countries. During the three-day international congress running through October…
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EditorsPick
AJA Newsbites – October 9, 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) Norila Daud, Malaysia World News, MalaysiaMalaysian police arrested the owner of a private airline company at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang on October 7…
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AJA Newsbites – October 8, 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, KoreaSamsung Electronics announced preliminary third-quarter results on October 8, reporting consolidated revenue of 195 trillion won ($145.5 billion) and operating profit of…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – October 7, 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, KoreaAmid controversy over fairness in military service privileges, Asian Games champions accounted for 81.3% of athletes granted alternative service status as sports…
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