Megawati has questions to answer about rights abuses in Aceh
The writer says Megawati should at least feel guilty for the atrocities and take steps to heal the wounds of the victims and their families.
Human rights reparations
The paper says the government’s move to seek an out-of-court settlement of the rights abuses is too little, too late.
Steps the government should take for Eid travellers
With the rising prices of commodities and an unemployment crisis, Eid travellers this year will be massively affected by hijackers and conmen.
Philippines as refugees’ halfway house
The writer says the Philippines has not experienced dealing with the likes of the Afghan refugees, and that it would be interesting to see how events unfold.
Breathless in Jakarta
In recent weeks, Jakarta has crept into the top of a list of cities with the worst air quality.
End of Imran?
The paper says Pakistan’s generals and politicians of the country’s older political parties have too much to lose from a possible PTI victory for them to bother about…
Another test of democracy
The paper says Indonesia’s constitutional democracy will continue to face uphill battles, which unfortunately will include those waged by its beneficiaries.
There is enormous opportunity for the person who takes on the mantle of leadership in Karachi
The writer says by building political bridges, many tasks can be done collaboratively, rather than competitively.
Facing fire
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is now in the line of fire for having approved an honours list, put up by Mr. Boris Johnson, that is said to contain several names of the latter’s…
Playing kingmaker, playing with democracy
President Jokowi is playing an active kingmaking role in paving the way for presidential candidates, but is this good or bad for democracy, asks the writer.