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AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…
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Major news in Bangladesh on May 3
Top news in <Daily Star>: UN blacklists 3 N Korea firms news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Nepal on May 2
Top news in <Katmandu Post>: Parties amend rules to prepare first draft news@theasian.asia
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Poppy Eradication In Afghanistan
KABUL — An Afghan policeman destroys an opium poppy field in Alingar, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2012. A bomb exploded next to the opium poppy fields during a poppy eradication campaign in Alingar, wounding two Afghan police reaction forces, police officials said. Afghanistan supplies most…
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Major news in Sri Lanka on April 27 2012
Top news in <Daily News> : President leaves for South Korea news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Bangladesh on April 26
Top news in <Daily Star>: President’s Pardoning Fugitive “It’s misuse of power” news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Nepal on April 25
Top news in <e Kantipur>: Ethnic group leaders a dissatisfied lot news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Kazakhstan on April 25
Top news in <Tengri News>: Foreigners can pump $20 billion out of Kazakh oil fields news@theasian.asia
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Life Seeking Pleasure In Depths Of Despair
A Pakistani child, whose family was displaced by 2010 floods from a village near Multan, sleeps in a hammock attached on to a bed in a makeshift tent in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Pakistani men who were displaced by 2010 floods from…
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Children Are The Same No Matter Where They Are
ISLAMABAD — Afghan refugee children enjoy a swing ride in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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