Forests, fuel and food: Is expanding oil palm to Indonesia’s Papua worth the cost?
Forest loss to palm oil plantations directly weakens these dimensions by increasing disaster risk and exposing communities to instability.
Time to shift gears: The Korea Herald
Electric vehicle transition slows globally, but South Korea risks moving too fast.
The bubble risk in the AI investment boom
The writer observes: "AI is powerful, expanding the frontier of prediction and enabling new forms of digital production. Yet its value depends on people: their judgment, their…
The path to economic growth: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The government must exert more efforts in calming the political uncertainty and drumming up moves to grow the economy.
Port Klang’s meteoric rise: ASEAN’s maritime beacon and Malaysia’s pride
The writer says: "Port Klang's rise is not simply a numbers game. It's about building capacity, creating robust networks, and future-proofing Malaysia's role at the heart of the…
Corporate opportunity: The Korea Herald
If the government wants to prevent the hollowing out of domestic industry in the wake of its trade negotiations with the US, it must, among other things, become more…
Workers’ safety comes first: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The country’s information technology and business process management industry is a major component of the economy. However, the industry’s big economic contribution is not…
Up in the air: The Kathmandu Post
An economy so dependent on remittances and tourism also cannot afford to keep compromising on the safety of air travellers.
Inclusivity critical for AI governance
The writer says, "The internet endured because its governance allowed for inclusivity rather than exclusivity. AI, although vastly more complex, requires the same foundational…
Indonesian deindustrialisation: Creative destruction or destructive creation?
The writer poses the question: Why do Indonesian firms not innovate?