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Karachi cops

17 May 2009

As the Taliban gains ground in Pakistan, the police can offer little in defence of the nation. Monocle spends a day with Karachi’s police chief as he worries about kit, corruption and crime stats. Then we meet the woman…

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Asia

17 June 2011

We report on an urban farming project at Osaka train station, the first verticle farm in Singapore and the sad fate of Cambodia's colonial and "new Khmer" buildings.

Radio

The Briefing, episode 348

4 March 2013

An update on the elections in Kenya, the latest on bombings in Karachi, and we look into North Korea’s military drills. Plus, business news from Pimm Fox.

Radio

Meet the Writers - Omar Shahid Hamid

29 March 2020

Omar Shahid Hamid is an award-winning Pakistani writer. A serving member of the Karachi Police, he has been actively targeted by various terrorist groups and wounded in the line of duty. He’s hailed for his ability to…

Radio

Meet the Writers - Kamila Shamsie

17 March 2018

This Karachi-born UK writer has penned seven novels and her latest, ‘Home Fire’, is a contemporary reworking of the Sophocles play ‘Antigone’. It’s an important read for anyone attempting to understand the world in the wake…

Radio

The Briefing, episode 673

9 June 2014

We get the latest from Karachi as the Taliban claims responsibility for the attacks on the city's airport. We also discuss traffic chaos in São Paulo as metro workers go on strike ahead of the World Cup and review the big…

Radio

The Briefing - Friday 5 February

5 February 2021

Monocle’s Chris Cermak and Yemen expert Iona Craig unpack Joe Biden’s first major foreign-policy speech. Plus: Ben Fletcher from Make UK on post-Brexit trade woes, Samira Shackle on her new book ‘Karachi Vice’ and Andrew…

Radio

The Monocle Daily - The best of Meet The Writers: Kamila Shamsie

26 December 2018

In this edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’, we look back at some of the best ‘Meet The Writers’ interviews this year. Karachi-born UK author Kamila Shamsie has penned seven novels. Her latest, ‘Home Fire’, won the 2018 women's…

Monocle Minute

Flying the flag

22 March 2017

Pity the Pakistani technology entrepreneur who booked a flight from Karachi to New York via Dubai hoping they could spend 10 hours working on their laptop, or the parent who was hoping that during the flight from Doha to…

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Box fresh

17 January 2009

Nine years ago, TV in Pakistan was decades behind India, with just two – state-run – channels and output that was mainly government propaganda. Today its mix of drag divas and campaigning reporters is challenging the old…

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Music to our ears

20 March 2014

Following years of government restrictions, Pakistani TV is on the up, with a surge of new channels. Hitting the right notes and standing out from the foreign imports is new musicaxl drama ‘Taan’, Pakis-tan’s answer to…

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Observation

1 May 2009

As political parties prepare for the Lebanese elections, the wider picture looks almost rosy. The country is reeling back its highly skilled workforce from wobbly Dubai and tourism could rise – if the country makes a sel…

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Business

19 September 2013

Mobile banking in Burma, polishing diamonds in Botswana and raising a glass to the whisky industry in Tasmania

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Oil painting

17 April 2008

Dubai and its neighbours have come to believe that even seven-star luxury and tax-free sunshine can seem stale without culture. Monocle visits Art Dubai to see who’s buying and ask if an oil state can reinvent itself as a…

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The Opener

19 October 2023

Reporting from...Monocle’s global bureaux keep their ears to the ground in a bevvy of far-flung locales – and they’re there to keep you abreast of the latest developments. This month: crossing the road and retail.

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Capital idea

17 September 2008

Founded 32 years ago, Nigerian capital Abuja was a utopian dream. But it became marred by corruption and few could afford to live there. Today, as the cranes return, its new minister is attempting to forge a truly African…