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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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Pakistan’s Women Being Killed for So-called Honor
Protest against so-called Honor killing – file photo By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The statistics are a grim testament to the failure of the Pakistani state and its justice system, making it perhaps one of the most dangerous countries for women in the world. According to the Human…
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Central Asia
In the Shadow of the Taj Mahal, a Renewed Affection for India
By Nurzhan KasmalievaBISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN: I have been fortunate to visit India as part of a press tour organized by the Ministry of External Affairs of India for journalists from Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. For many of my colleagues, it was their very first encounter with India.…
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West Asia
The Misuse of History in Modern Debate: Claiming the Past as Proof of Superiority
Jaafar Salman By Ahmed SalehColumnist, Al Ayam MANAMA: More than a week ago, an incident unfolded that resonates far beyond Bahrain. It is a familiar pattern across the Gulf that resurfaces with unsettling regularity and where shallow thinking, inflamed sentiment, and a regressive strain of tribal chauvinism reveal themselves in…
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South Asia
Dhaka Celebrates Bengali New Year 1433
A New Year procession ‘Baishakhi Shobhayatra’ in the capital Dhaka on 14 April. By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: The Bangla New Year 1433 was celebrated on Tuesday (April 14) with colorful arrangements in capital Dhaka and various parts of Bangladesh. On this day, the entire capital’s residents were united in…
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EditorsPick
Seeking World Peace, ‘Biju Festival’ Begins in Bangladesh’s Hill Districts
Girls are floating flowers in river in Rangamati to celebrate Biju Festival on Sunday. By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: The three-day ‘Biju festival’ of the Chakma community in Bangladesh’s Rangamati and Khagrachari hill districts began on Sunday, April 12. The festival is celebrated to bid farewell to the old year…
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East Asia
Heuristic, World Hangung Association, Hangung Globalization Research Institute Sign MOU to Standardize AI-Based Dementia Prevention Exercise
By Seok-jae KangVice President, Asia Journalists Association CHEONGYANG, South Korea: Heuristic Co., Ltd., the World Hangung Association, and the Hangung Globalization Research Institute signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 6, 2026 to advance the AI transformation and global standardization of the “Hangung Dementia Prevention Exercise.” The signing ceremony…
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West Asia
The War Behind the War: How Misinformation Wins
Nouha Belaid By Nouha BelaidPhD in Media & Communication, Master in Public Law DUBAI: I got into my car, paused for a moment… and then it hit me: the footage was old, recycled and recast as if it belonged to the current escalation surrounding Iran. In that instant, it became…
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East Asia
Sands of Sindh, Soil of Japan: A Tale of Two Ancient Warrior Traditions
By Nasir Aijaz,The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: A couple of days back, the morning air in Osaka carried a distinct scent of cultural fusion as the Pakistan Japan Association Kansai prepared for an exchange that would bridge five thousand miles of history. In a grand hall within the heart of the…
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East Asia
18th Dolce Concert ‘Faces: Singing 90th Spring’ to be held on April 7
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: The 18th Dolce Open Concert, a celebration of the profound resonance of classical art songs, will take place at 7 p.m. on April 7, 2026 at the Songpa Arts & Culture Center in Seoul, Korea. Hosted by Dolce Classic and organized…
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