Puan makes last dash in 2024 presidential bid
House Speaker Puan Maharani is making high-profile public appearances in a bid to boost her electability, which has remained stubbornly low in the run-up to the 2024 presidential…
The floods are spawning a certain, and deadly, health crisis in Pakistan
Income disparities and lack of awareness have contributed to chronic medical issues among sections of the population.
Pakistan is in the midst of a harrowing ordeal but Imran continues pounding away
As he looks to regain power, everything for Mr Khan has become about political point-scoring — including raising funds for flood victims.
Managing differences as debate on Singapore’s anti-gay law moves forward
The entrenched positions of the two sides are not likely to change, even with the passage of time.
State move to bar NGOs from carrying out flood relief work is counterproductive, self-contradictory
This will only hamper relief work, and prevent much-needed help from getting to the vulnerable.
Expectations run high for John Lee’s first Policy Address
“The people of Hong Kong hope for a turning point in governance, so that social injustice and abnormalities caused by market failure can be rectified in time”, the author…
A demographic transition for Philippines
While the country seems to be on the cusp of reaping the rewards of the “demographic dividend,” several developments would have to take place before we start benefitting from…
Malaysian PM bats aside intense pressure
The writer says it’s been a harrowing week for Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, but he has come out on top and largely unscathed.
The scale of the current disaster is far greater than that of the 2010 floods
The writer says Pakistan's rescue and relief simply cannot cope, with the dangers of water and mosquito-borne diseases ever-present.
Why should we trust electric voting machines?
The Bangladesh election commission has failed to assure the people that the electronic voting machines will not lead to electoral fraud.