Ramon Magsaysay Award

Current Affairs for Week 36 of 2026

1. Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2026 announced

   Three winners were named on 31 August: Singaporean lawyer and diplomat Tommy Koh, 88, who presided over the conference that adopted the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982; Myanmar democracy activist Bo Kyi, 61, who co-founded the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners; and Runa Khan, 67, founder of Friendship Bangladesh.

   Source: The Hindu