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'I sold the piano and bought a camera'
Spectrum, Published on 03/12/2017
» Journalism requires taking risks beyond the regular (and sometimes legal) call of duty. When breaking news happens or an injustice is found lurking in the shadows, journalists are often the first ones there to shed light on the stories that impact society's most marginalised. It requires a deep passion for sharing people's stories with the rest of the world.
Guarded hopefulness
Asia focus, Published on 16/11/2015
» John Micklethwait is a newspaper man seized by fear and hope for the future of journalism. To be sure, "newspaper man" is a bit of an anachronistic description for the new editor-in-chief at Bloomberg News, where no ink is spilled on paper. Across 325,000 Bloomberg terminals, headlines splash upon screens in seconds, bumping stale events much faster than one wraps fish with yesterday's page one.
Thai tourists to Japan set record
Published on 20/01/2015
» Thai visitors to Japan almost doubled last year as they continued to take advantage of Tokyo's visa relaxation to promote tourism.
M'sia mulls free visas for Chinese
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2015
» The Malaysian government is considering visa exemptions for tourists from China in a move to lure them back to the country after a plane carrying mostly Chinese passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing last year.
Japan warned of facility shortage
Published on 02/12/2014
» TOKYO — It is crucial to draw more foreign tourists in local regions in Japan as Tokyo and other big cities will face a shortage of facilities needed for travellers before the number of overseas visitors hits the government's target, a travel association said Tuesday.
Malaysia urged, ease visas for Chinese
Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents is pushing the government to allow Chinese tourists to visit the country with no visa requirement.