Myanmar’s opposition groups are too demanding of Asean
The writer says instead of criticizing ASEAN, Myanmar’s opposition groups should forge a more constructive and amicable relationship with the bloc.
China looms as the elephant in the Davos room
This, despite there being hardly any Chinese participants at this year’s World Economic Forum.
America’s deadly fascination with guns
Gun-related killings make up more than 70 per cent of all homicides in the US in a year.
Imran Khan’s march to chaos
Whether or not Khan succeeds in his objective, the situation is becoming increasingly untenable for the present dispensation.
There is just one way to save Dhaka
The writer says the hard reality is that Dhaka's traffic problem will not go away anytime soon.
Pancasila, Indonesia and LGBT in our lives
The writer says by condemning LGBT identities, reactionary Muslims are giving Islam a bad name, exuding an aura of toxic pseudo-moralism and hatred.
The seemingly never-ending quest for a South China Sea Code of Conduct
Two decades on, China and Asean are having yet another crack at the code. Is it time to ditch what looks like mission impossible?
Another perspective about Singapore’s rejection of preacher Somad
The writer says people sometimes need to try to see problems from the perspective of people who are different from them.
G-20 needs to talk about economic espionage, again
The G20, as the premier international forum involving all great and most middle powers, is the perfect platform to reaffirm the need for states to refrain from sponsoring…
GDP a misleading measure of development
The writer says in order to measure real development, we need to take into account the qualitative aspects, rather than focusing on quantity only.