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“Pahela Baishakh” Bengali New Year’s day celebrated all over Bangladesh

April 14, first day of Bengali New Year 1421, has been celebrated for centuries April 14 was an extremely meaningful festive day for all Bangladesh people. On this day, the Bangali people observed their traditional New Year’s day called Pahela Baishakh. Shafiqul Bashar, President of AJA Bangladesh chapter wrote about…
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Philippines turns into death trap for Koreans

The death of a female college student in Manila has renewed concerns about the safety of Koreans in the Philippines, a popular destination for students, businessmen and retirees. She was the fourth Korean killed in the country this year. Last year, 12 Koreans were shot or stabbed to death; but…
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East Asia

Language exchange gathering in vogue

As one walks into a language-exchange meeting at a hip coffee shop in southern Seoul, the youthful energy of people talking resembles the ambience of a high school classroom without a teacher. Language-exchange gatherings are springing up across the country, bringing Koreans and foreigners together in multicultural friendships. Language enthusiasts…
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South East Asia

Freedom from fear

Freedom from fear The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. – Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (1945~ )
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East Asia

[Books] An Afghan Odyssey from Within

A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story By Qais Akbar Omar | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 2013 Unlike many books on Afghanistan written by foreigners and Afghan expatriates, A Fort of Nine Towers is a memoir of native Afghan Qais Akbar Omar. Omar presents a rare first…
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South East Asia

Satellite TV channels boom in Bangladesh

While a satellite TV broadcasting policy is under consideration by the government, the private satellite television sector in Bangladesh has been flourishing day by day. These TV channels were established with the primary aim to transmit news and entertainment, and the network of channels has been expanding with a continuous…
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South East Asia

[Asia Round-up] British military dog captured by Taliban

TOPICS of the month British military dog captured by Taliban Taliban said on Feb. 7, 2014 that they have captured a military dog belonging to NATO forces in Afghanistan, releasing a video of a sad-looking dog chained by a group of Taliban fighters. “Allah gave victory to the Mujahideen!” one…
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East Asia

[Asia Round-up] Samuragochi’s shameful deception

Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Samuragochi’s shameful deception The deception by the supposedly deaf composer Mamoru Samuragochi is twofold. Takashi Niigaki, a lecturer at Toho Gakuen School of Music, disclosed he had ghostwritten 20 music scores credited to Samuragochi for the…
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South East Asia

[Asia Round-up] Keeping people and tigers safe

Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Keeping people and tigers safe As conservation of wild species becomes more successful, higher levels of human-wildlife conflict are being reported. The “man-eating tiger” incident in the Nilgiris district, which ended in the gunning down of…
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South East Asia

Aung San Suu Kyi for President?

Recent signs point to Aung San Suu Kyi being able to vie for president in the 2015 elections. First, the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has formally proposed amending a proviso in the constitution that bars her from being a candidate for the top leadership post. Clause 59(f)…
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