National Service 3.0 just has to keep our kids safe: The Star
There’s about two months to go before National Service (NS) 3.0 begins. There’s also been lots of discussion about the latest version of the programme. But who can blame…
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Face the reality: The Korea Herald
President Yoon's approval rating dropped to just 19 per cent in a poll released Friday, marking its lowest recording since he took office in May 2022. The continued fall of his…
Incriminating confession: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Duterte playbook—serious declarations couched as jokes—was in full use when he appeared before the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee tasked to look into the extrajudicial…
Prabowo, Xi reunion: The Jakarta Post
Prabowo is well aware that President Xi will view Indonesia with China's global interests in mind. But Prabowo can project himself as the de facto leader of ASEAN in order to…
Train wreck: The Kathmandu Post
As Nepal’s only railway company had no trained staff to run the trains, the Indian company, KRCL, agreed to provide the human resources until the Nepali side had necessary…
Regional trade: Dawn
Indeed, trade can be a key conduit to bring states closer and reduce tensions and conflict. But in Pakistan’s case, the biggest obstacle standing in the way of greater regional…
Sexism in Indonesian politics: The Jakarta Post
Out of the 48 ministers in President Prabowo Subianto’s newly inaugurated cabinet, there are only five women, and only eight female deputy ministers out of a total of 56. The…
The dark side of social media: Kuensel
Social media can be a brutal, unforgiving landscape. Armed with anonymity, social media users become a mob that lynches with hateful langauge, not realising that their actions can…
Wave of violence: Dawn
It is saddening to contemplate the loss of a life so young, and it compels one to ask how many more soldiers we will lose to such dastardly attacks before the state devises a…
Multicultural era: The Korea Herald
A multicultural era has practically begun, but many foreign residents are being exploited or subjected to dangerous conditions. The enforcement of basic labor standards must be…