Malaysian PM Anwar needs to reshuffle his Cabinet
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is approaching the mid-term of his administration, a juncture when the electorate wants to feel that this government has delivered and made a difference…
Taliban divisions: Dawn
Afghanistan’s internal power struggles matter to the world because if the current dispensation implodes, it may fuel a fresh humanitarian exodus, along with empowering…
The impeachment standstill: When excuses aren’t enough
The country's constitutional framework is explicit: every public servant, including the Vice President, must answer for their actions. By sidelining the proceedings under thinly…
Sabah’s messy politics
In Sabah, it is not what you read in the media that is crucial information but what happens outside the margins of news reports.
Tripartite distribution of state power is essential to ensure sociopolitical stability: Dawn
A perception has already built up that the courts are being packed with ‘like-minded’ judges so that the regime can secure legal endorsement for its widely criticised actions…
Stop medical standoff: The Korea Herald
It is time to end the protracted medical crisis sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s policy initiative to expand the medical school enrollment quota despite fierce opposition…
Time for some self-help: The Kathmandu Post
The rollback of American aid can be the push Nepali actors needed to be more self-reliant.
India’s Manipur crisis: The Statesman
The imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur has reignited fierce debates about the state’s future, exposing deep ethnic and political fault lines.
The myth of the party list system: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The reason party list groups are now dominated by the powerful is because the system was never designed to champion the powerless in the first place. The onus, therefore, lies…
Deepfakery in Malaysian politics
Deepfakes can sound or look genuine, and voters can and do fall for them.