Closing the gender gap: 2024 WEF report reveals “very little progress”
Overall, the gender gap is getting smaller, but given the current collective pace, it will take 134 years or five generations to reach full parity in 2158.
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Fiesta politics: The role of food in Philippine independence
Records of Americans’ experiences in the Philippines during the first 16 years of American occupation (1900-1916) consistently emphasise the significance of food during that…
Dhaka footpaths, a money-spinner for extortionists
Ruling party leaders, cops, and hawkers’ associations get cuts from the vendors.
Singapore’s first satellite to orbit closest to Earth unveiled; set for launch in mid-2025
As a research satellite, Elite is expected to spend about 1.5 years in space to test some novel, home-grown devices and see if it is possible for more Singapore satellites to fly…
Outrage online after Lahore student killed in hit-and-run by speeding underage driver
Due to allegations that the driver was only 17 years — while the legal driving age in Pakistan is 18 years — netizens believe that the suspect’s parents should be held…
Cha-Ching!: How Pakistan can expand the tax net to include wholesale and retail traders
Wholesale and retail trade is one segment that barely pays any direct taxes and often creates the most noise whenever there is any effort to extract even a minimal amount of tax.
Unlike the yakuza, Japan’s latest crime menace is anonymous and faceless
"Yamibaito," or shady part-time work in Japanese, promises a lofty payout for minimal work. Such work, however, is often illegal and runs the gamut from murder to armed robbery,…
Kathmandu street vendors lament lack of options two years since ban
City is cleaner and better, but its benefits are not reaching the economically disadvantaged residents relying on street vending for livelihood, they say.
Skills mismatch, tech disconnect: Why 10 million Gen-Z Indonesians sit around
A lack of opportunities for Generation Z Indonesians, or those born in the late 90s and first decade of this century, may result in income loss and higher crime rates, experts…
Marriage race: Koreans get cautious, calculative in search of ‘the one’
Rather than finding a compatible partner, South Koreans often seek those who rank highest in economic and social aspects, like by graduating from a prestigious university or…