Rana Plaza tragedy: Why is justice being put on hold?
The fact that there has been no significant progress in the cases filed over the Rana Plaza tragedy, even after a decade has passed by, is not just frustrating; it is a matter of…
Beijing condemns Washington, Tokyo for cross-Strait interference
Expressing firm opposition to the act, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair and does not…
Decolonising academia beyond the metaphor
Several students at Columbia University took to their campus last week and set up tents on the lawn, demanding that their institution immediately divest from corporations,…
Human-centered journalism: The Jakarta Post
The writer says that While the internet have created seismic changes in the media industry by disrupting how news and content are distributed and monetized, if we are to believe…
Interim report on Malaysia helicopter collision out in a fortnight
Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil added that the Cabinet was also updated on aid to be extended to the bereaved families.
Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea’s new space agency
According to the presidential office in Seoul, Yoon Young-bin, 62, an aerospace engineering professor at the Seoul National University, has four decades of academic experience on…
Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy in S. Korea
Of those who declared themselves bankrupt, 83.5 percent had been beneficiaries of the state-provided Basic Livelihood Security Program for those with minimal or no income.
Malaysian sales promoter gets 10 years jail for splashing hot water on a man with Down Syndrome
Sessions court judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin said when handing down his judgment that there was no provocation on the part of the victim during the incident.
Hats off to tradition
Phu Gia Village in central province of Quy Nhon is famous for making conical hats for the past 300 years. The hat here is called “horse hat” as it was worn in the past by…
Gaza hospital bodies indicate ‘possible war crimes’
Among the dead were older people and women, and some were found with their hands tied and stripped of their clothes.