Category: Politics
Kyrgyzstan votes for new parliament
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The parliamentary elections have started in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday morning. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov was one of the first to cast his ballot in a polling station […]
Ulugbek Lapasov from Uzbekistan elected as Vice-president of UN Human Rights Council
Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: The member states of the Asia-Pacific Regional Group unanimously supported the candidacy of Ulugbek Lapasov from Uzbekistan for the post of Vice-president of UN Human […]
Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev to visit South Korea in December
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit South Korea in December. This information came from the congratulatory message of President of Republic of Korea Moon […]
Uzbekistan: President Mirziyoyev takes oath of office for second term
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 64, has taken the oath of office for the second term as President of Uzbekistan in a solmen ceremony that took […]
Shuttered Singapore media website may hit back from overseas
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: An independent socio-political website, at the heart of a recent defamation suit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has gone […]
Pakistan plunges into political and economic crisis
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI: The political and economic chaos in Pakistan is deepening with every passing day due to the perpetual mismanagement and wrong policies of the […]
Truth to power
By Alin Ferrer-Garganera MANILA: Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 8, 2021. This is quite significant for many Filipinos. It is the first time the Nobel Peace […]
Kyrgyzstan: What future is the country in turbulence expecting?
By Meder Taabaldiev BISHKEK: In Kyrgyzstan, October 4 marked one year since the 2020 parliamentary election, the results of which sparked massive protests – a culmination of previous president Sooronbai […]
President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev reelected for second term
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected for a second five-year term, winning 80.1% of the vote in Sunday’s Elections, Chairman of […]
Presidential elections kick off in Uzbekistan
By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: Uzbekistan is headed to the polls on Sunday to choose its president for the next five years, with incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev widely expected […]