• Culture

    Once upon a time in Aceh – Notes on the release of hostages

    By Eddy Suprapto, Chairman Alliance of independent journalists 2003-2005 Editor in  Chief RCTI 2014-2016  JAKARTA: Post-reform, there are a number of things in the political field that deserve an important note. Some of them were about the removal of Abdurrahman Wahid by the House of Representatives. (DPR) who was later…

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  • Culture

    Tenants of the House: The novel, the film and the author

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: “Tenants of the House” is a socio-political film, inspired by the novel written by Dr. Wale Okediran, a medical doctor, former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and current general secretary of Pan African Writers Association (PAWA). I came to know Dr. Okediran when…

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  • Society

    For some AJA members, it is not Eid without gatherings, maamoul or Beshbarmak

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Ais Journalists Association CAIRO: The last days of April and the first days of May were very special for the members of the Asia Journalists Association (AJA), the umbrella for journalists across Asia and well beyond it. On April 25-26, members participated in the annual World…

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  • Media

    Current status of fact-checking by global journalism

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany KIEL: In all open societies, we tend to stress the importance of facts, full facts, and not half facts or zero facts (known today as fake news), because they have a very strong impact on the people, the community and the country. False information, misinformation…

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  • Media

    World Press Freedom Day

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida  KIEL, GERMANY: It’s May 3 again with The World Press Freedom Day as every year. This day has been celebrated worldwide since 1994 and serves to draw attention to the fundamental importance of free reporting for the existence of democracies. The World Press Freedom Day of this…

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  • Entertainment

    The not so-discreet charm of Bishkek’s Osh Bazaar

    By Habib Toumi BISHKEK: The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar may have said “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered), but I can say “I came, I saw, I loved” when talking about my visit to Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan. My latest “love” was the Osh Bazaar, as no visit…

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  • Society

    In Bishkek, Eid prayers eclipse former icons

    BISHKEK: The irony of the situation was remarkably striking. Thousands of spiritually devoted worshippers were performing the Eid prayers in Bishkek while the towering statue of Lenin with his concrete coat-tails aloft behind him, failed to dampen their enthusiasm. A few meters away at the north edge of Oak Park…

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  • Culture

    Namangan hosts 61st Flower Festival

    By Dilmurod Jumabaev NAMANGAN: Namangan city of Uzbekistan hosts the 61st Flower Festival from May 22 to June 5 2022. During the festival, wonderful and unique events await guests – a flower parade and exhibitions, master classes in floriculture and landscape design, performances by folklore ensembles and Uzbek pop stars,…

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  • East Asia

    Seoul seeking a place among World’s five top tourism cities

    SEOUL: As I was walking across the majestic Incheon Airport in Seoul, impressed with its imposing structure, my mind raced to a paragraph I read in Bill Clinton’s book My life. “In Seoul, Hillary and I were the guests of President Kim Yong-Sam in the official guest residence, which had…

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  • Media

    Two days inside the World Journalists Conference

    On Monday April 26, scores of journalists from 34 countries convened for an international conference launched in Seoul but followed online across the globe. The World Journalists Conference, on its 10th anniversary, tackled two themes over two days. On the first day, Korea’s Prime Minister Boo-kyum Kim called for a…

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