What are Filipinos best at?
The top item, according to the writer, is how Filipinos are the world’s best in nursing and caregiving talent, with our country ranked as the largest source of foreign nurses…
The Asian View
Bay of Bengal’s slow death threatens our future
In just seven years, nearly four-fifths of the bay's fish that live in the pelagic zone—neither close to the sea-bed nor the shore—have vanished. This is not a routine…
Malaysia’s overloaded lorries as ‘road bombs’ — Who is at fault?
The writer laments that overloaded lorries are not a new issue in the country. "They are a long-standing, serious social problem," he emphasises.
Packaging the patriarchal gaze as ‘relatable’ content
Ultimately, the "feminine urge" memes tell us less about femininity and more about how societies organise emotion, the writer says. They expose how digital culture turns emotional…
Beyond the outrage
The writer says: "Democracies, in contrast, move slowly. But when paired with civic education, vigilance, and public participation, their institutions stand a better chance of…
Are our schools inherently designed to fail?
That the majority of young Bangladeshis are not earning a secondary education qualification, and a large gap exists in children's education opportunities between primary and…
For women in Pakistan, just staying alive can be a struggle
The writer laments, "For women in this country, the challenges are that much harder and life that much coarser."
Korean learning boom falters
Continued government support, particularly for the woefully underpaid instructors, is necessary for Korean language education to remain vital and relevant, says the writer.
Curing the Philippines’ cancer of corruption
Educator Feliece Yeban posted on social media last week: “The ‘cancer cells’ are the officials, government employees, contractors, and power brokers who have fed on public…
Safety for the vulnerable must not be sacrificed to populist politics
"Beyond political gimmicks, we require state institutions that uphold democracy, justice, good governance, and the rule of law," says the writer.