Happy Solar New Year and a prosperous harvest season to all my friends! While I celebrate Vaisakhi today as a Punjabi, I am thinking of my friends all across Asia who are also celebrating a new beginning. My life has been enriched by these friendships, which have given me the perspective to understand our shared […]
YMCA KL Toastmasters Club just hit its 150th meeting. And I noticed something I never planned. I spoke at the 1st meeting. Then the 5th. The 10th. The 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th, 125th… and now this one. Every milestone meeting somehow had a prepared speech from me. Not by design. Just a quiet pull that […]
So LinkedIn asked: Who is a woman who has made an impact on your career? #IWD26 On International Women’s Day 2026, under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls,” I want to acknowledge someone who shaped an important chapter of my professional journey, Ms. Shazia Sikander, former Director News, Pakistan Television. When […]
Dashboard: https://nabeeltirmazi.com/WorldRadioDay_Trends_2026.html World Radio Day 2026 carried one theme: Radio and Artificial Intelligence. The conversations it triggered, from Hanoi to Sydney to Paris, were more urgent than the official messaging suggested. UNESCO framed AI as “a tool, not a voice.” On the ground, broadcasters were asking harder questions. Here is what the industry was actually […]
After 9 years of an intense and transformative journey with AIBD, it’s time to turn the page. Partnering with 26 governments and 100+ broadcasters to deliver 137 trainings was more than a career highlight, it was a masterclass in how media architecture defines the soul of our societies. To the AIBD Secretariat, Members & U.N […]
written by Nabeel Tirmazi When my son started his A-Levels this year, I persuaded him to chose Law with Economics and Business, a bold choice for someone who’d never read a legal text before. He had no idea what statute, precedent, or mens rea even meant. Like most beginners, he saw law as a wall […]
One thing I directly inherited from my late father is the love for photography. As a child, whenever I opened his camera kit, I used to be awe. Those elegant Pentax camera bodies, Yashica lenses, Minolta gear … they felt like treasures from another world (although at that time he didnt allowed me to use […]
A century of life, and what a life it’s been! Tun Mahathir isn’t just Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister, he’s a symbol of resilience, intellect, and vision on the global stage. Loved by many for his sharp wit and fearless ideas, he’s been a guiding figure not only for Malaysians but also for leaders across the […]
