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AJA and My Seven Sojourns in Korea

Asia Journalist Association (AJA), founded in 2004, is an international journalist association that operates under the motto of “One Line of Truth through Sweat and Blood” with the goal of fair reporting, protecting freedom of the press, and developing journalism. To commemorate its 20th anniversary, AJA is sharing special feature…
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South East Asia

AJA born of a meeting of minds

Asia Journalist Association (AJA), founded in 2004, is an international journalist association that operates under the motto of “One Line of Truth through Sweat and Blood” with the goal of fair reporting, protecting freedom of the press, and developing journalism. To commemorate its 20th anniversary, AJA reports a special feature…
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South East Asia

Laos National Baseball Team to be honored with “AJA Award 2023”

SEOUL: The Laos national baseball team, which achieved its first victory at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, will be honored with the “AJA Award 2023” organized by Asia Journalist Association(AJA). The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on November 22 in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. AJA stated, “The…
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South East Asia

Bangladeshi boy playing hide-and-seek game ends up in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: When young boys were playing hide-and-seek in Chittagong, a large port city on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh, they never thought that one of them would end up hiding in … Port Kang, Malaysia, 3,781 kilometers away! During the game near the port on January 11, Fahim…
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Dock workers missing in Thailand oil tanker explosion

BANGKOK: Eight workers were missing and several houses were damaged after an empty oil tanker caught fire and exploded at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Muang district in central Thailand on Tuesday morning. The explosion aboard the tanker Smooth Sea 22 was reported to police about 9.17am,…
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Malaysia: 2022 marred by landslide tragedies, nationwide floods

Malaysia’s 2022 marred by Batang Kali landslide tragedy (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: As 2022 comes to a close, many Malaysians are still struggling to comprehend the recent landslide that hit a popular camping ground in Gohtong Jaya and claimed the lives of 31 people. On Dec 16, the entire country woke…
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South East Asia

The invasion of Ukraine by its larger neighbour

By Ivan Lim, Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The world reacted with outrage when Vladirmir Putin sent Russian tanks and troops into Ukraine in a so-called special military operation to subdue a sovereign state that was bent on allying with the United States-backed European economic and military bloc.…
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South East Asia

Safeguard yourselves against Covid-19, government tells Singaporeans

By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: “YOU are on your own, lookout” That’s the new order of the day as Singapore pushes ahead as one of the first Covidean states to pivot towards living with the Coronavirus. Since late September, the city-state of 5.45 million has gone…
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South East Asia

Seoul Institute of the Arts ranked 1st for Korean College Brand Reputation

In August 2021, Seoul Institute of the Arts (President Nam-sik Lee) ranked the 1st college with brand reputation according to an analysis of related big data. REKOREA [Korea Reputation Center] conducted big data analysis on 97 colleges’ brand reputation which have been loved by domestic consumers. This analysis analyzed 74,675,305…
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Miss Singapore sends Stop Asian Hate message with Miss Universe costume

SINGAPORE: Miss Universe Singapore Bernadette Belle Ong has used the international platform to advocated against the spread of Asia hate. Bernadette posted a picture of herself on Instagram wearing a a long cape with the colurs of Singapore’s flag with the words: “Stop Asian Hate”. “What is the platform for…
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