Political dialogues: The long road to nowhere
The problem in Bangladesh is that politicians consider compromise as a weakness and a sign of defeat, says the writer.
Zuckerberg steals the KPK’s thunder in Indonesia’s fight against graft
The nation has a moral obligation to thank Zuckerberg because his technology has provided the people an effective tool to humiliate corrupt officials.
The shadow over solar power
The main problem facing Indonesia is the conflict of interests of the debt-ridden electricity monopoly (state electricity company PLN).
The spectre of inequality
To make the tax system progressive and to achieve tax justice, it is a must to have more taxes on income and wealth and fewer taxes on consumption.
Punjab govt’s coercive actions against PTI threaten stability in the country’s largest province
Matters have come to a point where each side’s version is almost violently at odds with that of the other and arriving at some compromise or consensus appears increasingly…
Crazy showy Indonesians
Amid an avalanche of wealth-related scandals in the civil service, President Joko Widodo has stepped in and told officials, and presumably their families, to stop showing off…
Beyond cleaning up the oil spill
The paper says a disaster of this magnitude goes beyond containment and recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction will be a long, arduous process.
Why are we still allowing single-use plastic?
While raising awareness and conducting regular drives will definitely make some improvement, the government must do more to effect change.
Efforts should be made, by all stakeholders, to keep the upcoming Punjab polls free from controversy
The paper says it is of paramount importance that these elections be held in an environment that offers a level playing field to all political parties.
Auditing the taxman
With the country’s corruption perception index at a record low, reforms are urgently needed, both to clean up the institution and to regain the trust of the public.