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East Asia
The New Capital of the Silk Road
Since coming to power on 14 March 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping has worked to realise the “Chinese dream” and particularly the Chinese “economic belt” and new Silk Road. His initiatives have become compass points for China’s diplomatic, economic and cultural policies on the Asian, African and European continents. The…
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Column
Art for Art’s sake
In May issue of Magazine N, I covered the matter whether sculptures, architectures or ancient, murals that the ancients remain can be considered as ‘arts’ or not. The next question is, can the artworks after BC be defined as ‘arts’? In her book Believing is seeing, Mary Staniszewski, Professor at…
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West Asia
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Vision of Renascence
Arab Journalism Award 2015 Inspired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s vision, Dubai Press Club launched the Arab Journalism Award to recognize and encourage journalistic excellence in Arabic media. On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s Rohingyas Face Brutal Expulsion Way Out Lies in Tackling Yangon’s Hallucination
A minority community in Myanmar, targeted for institutionalised persecution for decades, is facing the threat of coming under more mob-led atrocities, torched, segregated and starved out of existence. Their desperate efforts to save themselves have led to “the highest outflow of asylum seekers by sea since the end of the…
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South Asia
“Civil Aviation” Announces the Start of Preparations for the Launch of “Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition
Launched Under the Auspices of Minister of Communication Issa Al-Kandari on October 20 to 21, 2015 The General Manager of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Engineer Yousef Sulaiman Al-Fawzan, announced the commencement of preparations for the launch of Emerging Airports Conference and the accompanying exhibition (EACE) – Kuwait…
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Column
Singapore icon who wanted to be feared, yet was loved
Within and without the island-state, his name has been synonymous with Singapore. His demise touched hearts and triggered a seldom-witnessed catharsis as Singaporeans felt the profound loss of their national icon. The spontaneous overflow of emotions for the late elder statesman, whose paternalistic dominance spanning over 30 years was beginning…
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South Asia
India heat wave kills 800, melts roads
At least 800 people have died because of the recent heat wave that has swept across India, as the temperature rise to near 50 degrees. Hospitals were on high alert to treat the victims of heatstroke. While the authorities have advised people to stay indoors, the roads are…
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Central Asia
Georgia celebrates Independence Day, talks Korean partnership
Independence Day of Georgia On May 26, Georgia celebrates its Independence Day, commemorating the Act of Independence of 1918, which outlined the main principles of the nation’s democracy and established its first Democratic Republic. After being a part of the former Soviet Union, the country regained its sovereignty on April…
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South Asia
Ghosts haunt public sector education system in Pakistan
Pakistan is more familiar to the word ‘ghost’ than the other countries of the world. It’s not because we really have ghosts here, but since the word is more often used to identify non-existent or non-functional schools, and also the teachers absent from the duties, drawing salaries sitting at home,…
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South Asia
Pakistan produces first ever animated feature ‘3 Bahadur’
Pakistani film industry has been steadily growing in the past few years. With numerous films gaining attention and (some) appreciation from local moviegoers, those films had one thing going against them: English language. While the films switched between English and Urdu (Pakistan’s national language), it made it difficult for the…
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