Respected Bangladeshi journalist Mahfuz Anam, who is the editor and publisher of Bangladeshs largest selling English daily - The Daily Star - has been elected Asia News Networks (ANN) next Chairman.
Singapore News - Young performers as young as eight stole the show - and hearts - at children's charity concert ChildAid on Thursday (Dec 9), raising a total of $2,008,711 by the end of the event. The concert, themed Virtuoso, is in its 17th year and was held at the ballroom at. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 50-year-old South Korean film-maker, who captured the world's imagination with a dystopian survival drama that throws up uncomfortable questions about contemporary society, has been named The Straits Times Asian of the Year.