Why we need to hear women’s voices from the hills in Bangladesh
A crisis is quietly unfolding in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where long-running mountain streams are drying slowly but inexorably, pushing Indigenous communities deeper into…
Pakistan must walk the talk to overcome climate change challenges: Dawn
What remains missing is a credible, well-resourced plan to take these challenges head-on — a plan rooted in data, foresight and political commitment.
Online gambling and broken lives: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mobile phones have become virtual casinos, making the poor especially vulnerable as they are lured by the promise to “play big and win big” and driven by quiet desperation and…
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir urges ASEAN to create united front against U.S.
The better future for ASEAN is when there is no dominant country, not China, U.S., nor anyone, Mr. Mahathir added.
‘ASEAN paradox’ haunts Southeast Asia’s integration
ASEAN has operated on the assumption that economic integration can serve as a foundation for regional peace and stability. Its notion of comprehensive security, for instance,…
America’s last throw of dice
The Western world looks jolted by Iran’s furious response to Israel’s initial blitzkrieg on Thursday night despite significant Iranian losses in military personnel. Much is at…
Love our expats: The Jakarta Post
Indonesia's bureaucrats should learn to be less xenophobic in dealing with expatriates.
Unsold public housing must be repurposed
India’s government housing projects struggle with a significant deficit among the economically weaker sections, whose needs remain largely unmet despite a substantial amount…
Can Bangladesh break free from its extractive past?
The very elites who have historically benefited from the extractive system must be compelled, perhaps by persistent public pressure and the looming threat of complete…
Israel-Iran escalation risks global calamity: The Daily Star
Israel has now launched its fiercest attack on Iran to date, one that appears to be on the verge of spiralling out of control.