Category: People
AJA mourns passing of Somsanouk Mixay from Laos
Somsanouk Mixay (Laos Times) By Norila Daud, Former President of CAJ/NUJM KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) was saddened to learn about the passing of Mr. Somsanouk Mixay from Laos […]
Pakistan: Mystery shrouds over country-wide power breakdown
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The mystery shrouds over the prolonged power breakdown across the country that occurred early Monday morning and continued for over twenty four hours. […]
Nepalese ophthalmologist who saved sight of 120,000 people wins major award in Bahrain
MANAMA: A Nepalese ophthalmologist has won Bahrain’s prestigious Isa Award for Service to Humanity. The award is granted every two years to individuals or organizations who “not only see pain, […]
Virtual Congress of World Poetry Movement in Africa on January 21-22
CAIRO: In the crucial search for the unity of the poetic forces of Africa, and to make much more visible the immense contribution of the poetry of that continent to the […]
Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns
HANOI: Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stepped down and resigned from his positions within the state and the Communist Party. The party’s central committee approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s request […]
History in the making: Saudi woman to referee men’s official international football match
Al Anood Al Asmari BASRA: Saudi Al Anood Al Asmari is set to make history by becoming the first Arab woman to referee an international men’s football match. Al Anood […]
Highest sympathy for Russia is in Tajikistan; lowest in Azerbaijan – Sociologists
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: The greatest sympathy for Russia and its humanitarian cooperation program is in Tajikistan and the least is in Azerbaijan, a survey has found. The All-Russian Public […]
Korean wins prestigious King Faisal Prize award for lifetime work
RIYADH: A Korean who taught Arabic language and Islamic sciences at the Universities of Myeongji and Hankook for Foreign Studies was awarded one of the world’s most prestigious prizes – […]
World Poetry Movement national coordinators to meet virtually
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: World Poetry Movement (WPM) in Africa called all poets and country national coordinators in the continent to attend WPM Africa’s Virtual Continental […]
2,155 babies born on first day of New Year in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT: 2,155 babies were born ON the first day of the new year in Uzbekistan, local media reported, quoting the health ministry. The figure is lower than 2021 when 2,316 […]