The Marcos family’s last gasp
With President Duterte in power, the Marcos family is ascendant in Philippine national politics again. The remains of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos have been buried at the…
Pakistan has a Saudi Arabia question it needs to answer
Pakistan needs Saudi money but not its geopolitics. The long-standing strategic alliance between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has taken on a new dimension with prospects of the…
Dialogue is only way to resolve Kashmir issue
The only way to end an ongoing, bloody conflict in Kashmir is for both sides to come to the table. India and Pakistan will not talk. Pakistan wants to talk “Kashmir”. India…
Opinion: One Belt, One Road: We must secure our interest
Shah Husain Imam argues in the Daily Star that Bangladesh must put its interests first in joining China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. The ancient Silk Road, of which the…
A land with no smiles
The Thai middle class’ Faustian bargain with the military is hampering true democracy in the country. Almost ten years ago, I met a protester on the streets of Bangkok. It was a…
Comment: Trade war won’t help Washington ‘make America great again’
Washington claims Beijing has launched six economic aggression policies that have undermined the US economy and national security. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that…
The future is female
Asia is a powerhouse of growth in the global economy. From the 1980s onwards, economic development across the region has lifted millions out of poverty and doubled Asia’s…
Battered by disasters, Japanese remain stoic as ever
Despite typhoons and earthquakes, regular citizens attempt to go about their everyday lives. Public transport services were halted citywide after major tremors shook Osaka in…
Bangladesh must hone Rohingya policy
Bangladesh must control the narrative on the Rohingya issue, argues one Daily Star opinion piece. In the past we have been painfully aware of the interminable waves of persecution…
Japan should pursue future-oriented diplomacy with strategic approach – Editorial
It is necessary to advance future-oriented diplomacy and continue improving trust in the international community, an editorial in the Yomiuri Shimbun said. On the occasion of the…