Finalists Named for 2006 Journalism Awards

TOKYO, JAPAN - Sixteen journalists of 11 different nationalities have been named as finalists for the 2006 Developing Asia Journalism Awards, organized jointly by the Asian Development Bank Institute and ADB.

The finalists will be invited to a two-day program in Manila culminating in an awards ceremony on 19 April where the winners will be announced. They were chosen from more than 250 entries submitted for the awards, which is in its third year. Among them are four finalists from the last two years.

The finalists for DAJA 2006 are (in alphabetical order).

Deepa Anappara (India)
Ma Theresa Bacalla (Philippines)
Lourdes Estella Simbulan Estella (Philippines)
Shahid Husain (Pakistan)
Supara Janchitfah (Thailand)
Aida Kasymalieva (Kyrgyz Republic)
Heni Kurniasih (Indonesia)
Gu Lin (PRC)
Dilshath Banu Noordeen (Sri Lanka)
Bin Ouyang (PRC)
Samisoni Pareti (Fiji)
Keshab Poudel (Nepal)
Saumya Roy (India)
Rith Sam (Cambodia)
Tahira Sawar (Pakistan)
M. Suchitra (India)

The awards are given to print journalists from Asia's developing countries in recognition of excellence in reporting on development issues. Cash prizes and trophies are awarded in four categories, plus there are four special prizes, topped by the Development Journalist of the Year. The winners are chosen by a panel of three judges.

See the DAJA site for the latest news: http://www.adbi.org/daja.finalists.2006/

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