Racial Riots- The 1964 July racial riots in Singapore is considered to be one of the worst incidents in the history of Singapore as this riot killed 22 people and caused 454 to suffer severe injuries. This riot occurred during the procession to celebrate Mawlid where twenty-five thousand Malay had gathered at the Padang. […]
Read More »POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA Economic and Human Issues- Southeast Asia encompasses countries at dramatically different stages of economic and human development. Burma and Cambodia are among the world’s low-income countries, as classified by the World Bank, while Singapore is the third-richest country in the world measured by GDP per capita. […]
Read More »Introduction The term ‘Southeast Asia’ was first used to define a “war theatre” during World War II. As such, unlike some other regional descriptions, it is not a term with a long or resonant history. However, it is now well-established, as demonstrated by the fact that the main regional intergovernmental body is the Association […]
Read More »NAM Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international organization dedicated to representing the interests and aspirations of developing countries. The Non-Aligned Movement counts more than 100 member states, whose combined population amounts to more than half of the world’s population The Non-Aligned Movement emerged in the context of the wave of decolonization that followed World War II. At […]
Read More »Continuation of SAARC …. 3.Regional Centres SAARC has established five regional centres. Each centre is managed by a Governing Board which includes the Director of the Centre. The Governing Board reports to the Standing Committee. The Regional Centres are as follows: I. SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC) The first regional institution was established in Dhaka […]
Read More »SAARC 1.Introduction: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) comprises the seven countries of South Asia, i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is an Association based on the consciousness that in an increasingly independent world, the objectives of peace, freedom, social justice and economic prosperity are best achieved […]
Read More »ASEAN Membership 10 States ― Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 1 Observer – Papua New Guinea. ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Membership 27 States – Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, […]
Read More »KOREA Geography Of Korea : the country has mountainous range. Rice and barley are chief crops. The minerals are not in sufficient quantity. Timber is also found. Contacts With Europe : Korea came in contact with Europe as early as in 1593. In 1846 china claimed Korea as its subordinate state. France And Korea : […]
Read More »INDO CHINA Early History : indo china is divided into five administrative and political regions. The total area is 286,000sq. miles. Most of the population is concentrated in few pockets. Life Of The People : all the five divisions have their own features and the people in each region have their own way of life. […]
Read More »MALAYA Geography Of Malaya : Malaya peninsula had an area of about 53000 sq.miles with a population of 85,00,000 in 1966. It had a central mountain chain with altitudes ranging from 4000 to 8000ft. there are also coastal plains extremely narrow at some places and as wide as miles at other places. On the western […]
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Unveiling the Mysteries of the Zam Zam Well: History, Significance, and Controversies
Vijay Ratna Kumar J | March 27, 2023