The Daily IIJ

Harare- Zimbabwe government has granted a licence to publishers of the banned Daily News and Daily News on Sunday after forcing the two titles off the streets almost six years ago. The Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) was banned from publishing their two titles in 2003 after challenging clauses in a new media law then, [...]

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Before I traveled to Germany last year to participate in Summer Academy 2008, I was of the opinion that the whole world don’t care about the importance of time like we are doing here in this part of the world,  especially in Pakistan.  I my country 98 percent of the people don’t care about the [...]

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BBC journalist Sigrun Rottman has said that ”objectivity in journalism is an illusion”, and the media should think more of being balanced than being objective. According to her, objectivity in the media does not really exist. Wow, this is very interesting, because all along I had thought and believed that objectivity in journalism is the [...]

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Le président du Niger Mamadou Tandja a appelé dimanche soir à un “oui massif” lors du référendum sur une nouvelle constitution qui lui permettrait de rester au pouvoir jusqu’en 2012. “Je vous exhorte à adopter le projet de constitution par un +oui+ massif le 4 août prochain”, a déclaré le président dans un discours radiotélévisé [...]

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Withdrawal is not always means failure. At least that what happened when Indonesia finally withdrew its proposal of Asean Human Rights Body in ministerial forum, after the other nine members constantly against Indonesian idea of strengthen the body.

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Although Indonesia is struggling to press down its 30 percent poverty rate, the government still insists to help Asean least developed countries build their infrastructures for the sake of tackling the global financial crisis.

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Indonesian police force and intelligence agents of BIN, may get help from Asean to hunt and track Mega Kuningan bomb suspects, as Asean Ministerial Forum decided in Saturday (18/7). The agreement was made during Asean Senior Official Meeting and declared statement of condemning Jakarta bombing as solidarity of Asean for the victims and all of [...]

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(Phuket, Jurnal Nasional) With 50 supporters of Thailand ex prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wondering around in Phuket’s city council, Thais military send theirs high ranks officers to inspect Asean 42nd meeting’s security them self.

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It was a hot sunny day in Phuket, Thailand and South East Asia journalists were lining up to get their id card for 42nd Asean meeting. Hot air brought sweats and aches to the feet, just to wait all documentations to be done. Beautiful Laguna Beach Hotel suddenly felt not too comfortable any more. But [...]

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(Phuket, Jurnal Nasional) Bomb exploded in Mega Kuningan business area in Jakarta has made Asean delegates to put South East Asia terrorism and security as one of their main topic during 42nd Asean meeting in Phuket, Thailand.

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