Several Indonesians trapped in illegal payday loan schemes
Due to the absence of legal protection for payday-loan customer in the country, debt collectors feel free to use intimidation, violation of privacy and terror.
The HIV response is in danger—the promise of ending AIDS is under threat
Although affordable treatments are available to prevent most AIDS-related deaths, 650 000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2021.
China faces new demographic challenges
China's total low fertility rate and aging population will create some new challenges for its economic development.
Worries mount as US conservative hawks say Speaker Nancy Pelosi should visit Taiwan
The visit has not been publicly announced, but most foreign policy analysts deem it as needlessly provoking China.
With its citadel in Punjab gone, the govt will now face increased pressure to call early elections
It is clear that the change in the political scene after the top court’s decision will prove to be the most massive setback for the PML-N in its history.
Power grids have to cool scorching heat
Rising temperatures, combined with resumption of economic activity after the Covid-19 outbreaks, have significantly raised the demand for energy, especially electricity.
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could raise tensions
The Taiwanese government, neither confirming nor denying the visit, stated that it would continue to invite high-profile US lawmakers.
Russia must honor agreement it made and allow grain to reach the world
The attack on the port of Odessa undermines mediation efforts and raises grave questions about whether Russia is willing to seriously implement the agreement.
Myanmar junta’s barbaric act
The paper says Asean will only humiliate itself to the world if it stops at condemning or deploring the general for his brutality.
Risk of a perfect storm in Pakistan
In a scenario where panic sets in and speculative pressures mount, people start converting rupees into dollars as a hedge against risk.