Structural changes needed to make South Korea a leader in STEM research
To reach president-elect Yoon’s goals, the writer says policy makers need to invest heavily in important fields of research where the country currently lags.
Why Imran’s self-serving pseudo sense of national pride is an injustice to Pakistan
It appears an official routine communication has been manipulated to stir anti-American hysteria for short-term political gains.
Why the no-trust motion was as serious a ‘sin’ as the NA deputy speaker’s legal acrobatics
The writer proposes that political stability and some basic rules of transition have to be agreed upon, if the politicians and the unelected stakeholders do not want an economic…
Dhaka, for all intents and purposes, is dead
The writer says Dhaka's aggressive development is rivalled only by the progressive decline in almost all other parameters of urban life.
Editorial: Democracy in Pakistan subverted
The paper says Pakistan has been thrown into the dark abyss of a constitutional crisis in the wake of PM Khan’s actions.
Endless smoke: Cigarette campaigns persistently target Indonesia’s youth
The absence of coordination and law enforcement has created big loopholes for cigarette and tobacco-related industries.
Not pro-West, pro-China, pro-Ukraine or pro-Russia, just pro-Singapore
The writer says to drop the tendency to polarise issues into pro- or anti-something and just view foreign policy issues through Singapore lenses.
Air pollution is an existential threat for Bangladesh
The writer says a serious effort to prevent air pollution can help Bangladesh leave behind a liveable city for the next generation.
Fixing the Hong Kong housing shortage would be difficult but not impossible
The writer says if the government can see through the previous flaws in policymaking and make amends decisively, the average waiting time for public housing can be dramatically…
Hong Kong’s anti-pandemic strategy must be people-centric
The writer says the main responsibility for neutralizing the health threat lies with Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her governing team.