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Society
Bishkek’s mesmerizing parks – Where history, nature co-exist peacefully
BISHKEK: Taking a stroll in Ala-Too Square, the cultural and political hotspot in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, my mind went back to a lecture delivered by Professor Hyunjoon Yoo from the College of Architecture and Urbanism, Hongik University, at the AsiaN 10th anniversary forum in Seoul. The lecture in…
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Central Asia
The Burana Tower: A fascinating history of grandeur in Kyrgyzstan
By Habib Toumi BISHKEK: In the interpretation of dreams, climbing spiral stairs is a sign that you are on the right path to spiritual growth and that good things that are coming your way. That hopeful interpretation may be great, but right now I am in a dark place, trying…
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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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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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Society
Journalists from 34 countries to address WJC2022
SEOUL: Journalists from various countries will highlight the significance of fighting disinformation and the need to strengthen support for fact checking and exchanging experiences when they participate in an international conference next week. The World Journalists Conference (WJC2022), organized by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) will be held on…
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Business
KOICA Vocational Training Center in Fergana, Uzbekistan, to be opened this month
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: The governor of Fergana region of Uzbekistan Hayrullo Bozorov held a meeting with Pak Sun-jin, Director of KOICA’s Uzbekistan Office. The constructive dialogue allowed to discuss comprehensively the ways of effective operation of Vocational Training Center in Fergana, established in cooperation with the…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s apex court restores National Assembly, annuls all actions taken by Imran Khan government
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan restored the National Assembly on Thursday declaring the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to dissolve the assembly and Deputy Speaker’s ruling rejecting the No Trust Motion against premier, as unconstitutional. “…The prime minister did not have the right…
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Politics
War, destruction, death, peace… and then?
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Worn out and worried, abandoned and fearful people. Serious faces of the soldiers who feed themselves from sources of their own euphoria until the next raid. Commanders who push the soldiers into the front line to burn and smolder – some stay and burn…
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Here and there, Hell on Earth and peace in space
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: We start from the Earth where there are continents, seas, countries. There are borders between countries and people. Everything is organized in such a way that these borders are maintained and that no one, country or person, crosses the defined borders. On Earth, there…
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Politics
Upshot of the July 11, 2020 General Election in Singapore
By Ivan Lim, Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In 2020, politics in Singapore threw up some surprises. Despite misgivings, the government went ahead, in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic, to hold a general election in which conventional door-to-door campaigning and open-air party rallies had to be replaced by…
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