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.
Free and fair elections for our sake, not because of US visa policy
The writer says, regardless of what the world may or may not say, it is the sacred duty of Bangladesh to hold free and fair elections.
The case for primary mental health care
A mental health complement to a primary care team can help ease the medical provider’s burden by taking care of medication and treatment adherence issues.
The Bangladesh power sector must answer for its persistent failures
The ongoing energy crisis calls for an urgent intervention that looks beyond the ongoing dollar crunch, and into long-festering issues that made us vulnerable in the first place.
Golden visa program a golden opportunity for Indonesia
The benefits of a golden visa program go beyond fiscal advantages. It fosters cultural dialogue, transfers of knowledge and many other intangible benefits that will pay out…
Inaction on plastic ban is killing our environment
This lack of implementation has become the hallmark of the Bangladeshi environment authorities, a trend that stretches as far back as 2002 when Bangladesh became the first country…
How PTI’s disintegration has already begun to reshape the political landscape
While political alignments will likely be fluid until elections are finally called, it raises questions about what will be the electoral state of play down the road.
Reviving martial law fears
The writer says that the Marcos administration needs to speak up now against the abductions and push the agencies involved to comply with RA 10353, and more importantly, to…
Jho Low case: The secrets will be out of the bag soon
The authorities confirmed on May 30 that Low was hiding in Macau, and it appeared that his case was about to be rounded up very soon.
Erdogan and Jokowi
Both Indonesia and Turkey look like two sides of the same coin in their choice of a populist leader, the author writes.