Greatest risk to Hong Kong’s national security is from within
The writer says educating young people about the nature of our country’s political system and the true nature of the CPC is crucial to national security.
The rollout of COP28
The writer says with sufficient global capital to close the mitigation investment gap, COP28 can be the enabler.
Our rulers must realise that the world is no longer ready to help those who don’t help themselves
The writer says unless politicians and policymakers take and act on hard decisions, the world will no longer step in to rescue Pakistan.
The disturbing trend of selective abortion
Despite efforts, gender detection of the unborn is still a common practice in the country, and medical and associated nonmedical personnel often support it.
International cybercrimes target Asian citizens
Cybercrime has become a threat to every country, with losses estimated at around US$190,000 every second, notes the writer.
Is it insensitive to expect everyone to be fasting during Ramadan?
People who are not fasting, opt to eat in private or not at all d to avoid intrusive questions and having to explain why they're not fasting.
Iftar feasts show Ramadan is losing its spiritual values
Big iftar gatherings, which many private corporate sectors also throw, sometimes on an even bigger scale, are just one example of how Ramadan today has lost many of its spiritual…
Written by me, myself, and I – NOT ChatGPT
If the Internet captures the sum of human knowledge to date, then ChatGPT represents a map of what we know as humankind. But human endeavour should be, in a large part, about…
The spectre of inequality
To make the tax system progressive and to achieve tax justice, it is a must to have more taxes on income and wealth and fewer taxes on consumption.
Rewarding thuggery, punishing talent
The writer writes about the state of student activism in Bangladesh.