The accident involving nuclear submarine USS Connecticut in nearby waters
The paper says that it is not clear how many submarines and underwater drones the US has deployed in the region, but they could lead to tensions
Time for ‘middle power’ diplomacy
Philippines can clearly become a middle power in its own right, especially if we elect competent and strategically-minded leaders
Several questions over Melaka polls
With the Umno president overseas, former PM Najib Tun Razak, who postponed his Singapore trip to visit his daughter, is the de facto leader to lead the party in the state polls
The Hindu-Muslim flare-up in Bangladesh
There is little doubt that the Prime Minister, Begum Hasina Wajed, has countenanced the crisis with finesse, if not necessarily with firmness
Mired in debt
The nation's level of borrowing will be a big worry for the administration that will take over after the May 2022 elections
The Glasgow climate test
World leaders will soon be put to the test at the United Nations Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow.
50 years of journalism and the way forward
The writer says there exists fundamental confusion about the role of the media in the minds of the government, the owners, and within the industry itself.
Waiting for a new leader of South Korea
The country's next presidential election is due to take place in March 2022.
Trade and the future of food
To ensure universal access to adequate nutrition we need to change how we produce, process, transport, and consume food.
Nobel prize, minimum wages & income inequality
It is time not just to augment minimum wages but to also move towards living wages.