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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said AL will not flee from the country, rather it will continue its development work — taking the countrymen with it. “Awami League never runs away, rather it always works for the country, taking people with them. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with his own hands, formed […]

News Desk (AFP) Magway, Myanmar   ●   Sun, January 29, 2023 2023-01-29 17:43 0 d5259e4d93052b0e76bee70b05051241 2 Community Myanmar,pilgrimage,pilgrims,Buddha,footprint,temple Free Devotees are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage. The Shwe Sat Taw pagoda […]

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Business is back following the Lunar New Year holiday in large parts of Asia. This week, the region’s best-known companies — including Samsung Electronics and Sony Group — are scheduled to announce earnings for the October-December quarter as businesses grapple with inflation and the slowing global economy. On Tuesday, […]

Picture showing a Richter scale reading — Reuters Quake shakes areas surrounding twin cities, Iran, Afghanistan.  Tremors felt for a few seconds but no loss of life reported. NSMC says epicentre of earthquake was near Hassan Abdal.  ISLAMABAD: A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Islamabad, Rawalpindi and surrounding areas including Dhirkot of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, […]

In late December, 2022, JAPAN Forward interviewed Shin’ichi Nakayama, head of an NGO called Save the Asian Monuments, about his work to preserve the material heritage of Asia. This is part three of a three-part series based on that and other interviews with Nakayama, and his Save the Asian Monuments partner Tatsuya “Tony” Takahashi, over […]

Could chilly ties between Japan and South Korea be headed for a thaw? Signs are increasingly pointing in that direction, as both sides look to repair a relationship clouded by years of mistrust and a tumultuous past. Earlier this month, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol revealed a plan to use a private South Korean foundation […]

Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so it was a shock when the 2018 general elections ushered in an unprecedented polarization of Costa Rican society. Allegra Baiocchi, the UN resident coordinator in Costa Rica, witnessed the unprecedented polarization of society, and the […]

  All-inclusive resorts have never been more popular. Major brands around the world have been scrambling to add all-inclusive resorts to their portfolios, a nod to sizzling demand for the all-inclusive concept from travelers. But all-inclusive resorts have also never been more different. Yes, you can still find the “traditional” all-inclusive, but there is a […]

Image by Erik Karits We anticipate that 2023 will be a significant year for travel to Asia. Most areas’ countries have removed their Covid-19 entry restrictions or are in the process of doing so. International flights are becoming more common again. Additionally, numerous beautiful new hotels are sprouting up left and right. We’ve collected up […]

New York: Nearly two years on from Myanmar’s brutal military coup against the democratically-elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever into crisis, undergoing a  wholesale regression in human rights, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday. “By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights – economic, social […]