Why are young professionals leaving Bangladesh?
While migration for career or education is not unusual, the scale at which young professionals are leaving has sparked debate about the nation's ability to retain its brightest…
Free, nutritious, safe meals: The Jakarta Post
Regular and thorough inspections of the whole process, from the procurement of ingredients to food distribution, are imperative.
Procedural fairness: The Korea Herald
If many believe that the impeachment trial is progressing under some political scheme, the ruling will intensify conflict. The Constitutional Court has to put procedural fairness…
Not ready for AI: The Kathmandu Post
The absence of even minimal AI regulation in Nepal is concerning.
US Steel: Decision to block buyout opens door to problems in Japan-U.S. relations- The Japan News
While such orders have often been issued targeting Chinese companies in the past, this is reportedly the first time for a Japanese company to be targeted.
Justice vs. power: The Statesman
The dramatic standoff surrounding the attempted arrest of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has drawn global attention to the intricate interplay of justice,…
Southeast Asia’s human rights and democracy: A reflection
Democracy in the region endures but remains perilously fragile.
Turmoil ahead: the Marcos-Duterte crisis
What is becoming increasingly apparent is a dangerous fusion of power dynamics and vicious propaganda that threaten to undermine the very tenets of democracy in the Southeast…
Child marriage is impending child rape and has no place in Nepal
A national framework may define the policy but the policy must reach every single child. So the provinces, the municipalities, the village councils—they all need to come…
Confused state: Dawn
The government needs all the support it can get against the growing threat from violent terrorism. It must stop complicating the task for itself.