Crop losses
The lingering economic impact of this summer’s calamitous floods, which have hurt the country’s rice, cotton and wheat output, has started to show.
Care homes: New norm for Nepal?
Senior citizens claiming to be satisfied in care homes should be seen as a survival strategy rather than a badge of admiration.
South Korea’s resiliency in 2022 begins to fray
2022 marks another year of the country weathering another storm, but the deadly Halloween crush and the recent labor unrest have shaken their self-confidence.
Taming the debt collector in Philippines
Please know that debt collectors performing unfair debt collection practices want you to get angry and exasperated so that you will agree to their terms, the writer states.
Moderation, the Saudi way
Despite having no evidence to prove that Islam was under threat, certain ultra-Malay politicians have repeatedly brandished that threat as if it were real, says the writer.
Politics as business
“The most proximate explanation as to why this repulsive political culture flourished is that [Philippines] has nurtured politicians who view politics as business”, the author…
Islamabad’s strategic depth in Afghanistan is slipping away
Consequent to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, Americans made Pakistan the base for Mujahideen operations against the occupiers.
Air pollution concerns rise in Sri Lanka
Pollution clouds, referred to as transboundary air pollution, generated in India can travel thousands kilometres to Sri Lanka during monsoon.
Leveraging Indonesia’s economic prowess for the Pacific
There are common challenges that both Indonesia and the Pacific face, like common nontraditional security threats include climate change, among others.
Digital rupiah to pressure electric money and digital wallet dominance
As is, there is already a level of difficulty for consumers to convert money in digital wallets into cash, and the digital rupiah would only add another obstacle, the author…