Pollution is not ‘new normal’: The Jakarta Post
Jakartans must take the lead in controlling the city's air quality instead of waiting for an official response, especially after alarming reports showing that pollution is seeping…
Bangladesh needs more dynamic Islamic discourse: The Daily Star
The writer observes: "The rise of social media preachers, unqualified "scholarly" lectures, and political activists using religion for influence is a new reality. This makes…
A fire, a test, a display of governance: Hong Kong’s response under ‘one country, two systems’
Through efficient and decisive emergency efforts and compassionate, meticulous follow-up arrangements, Hong Kong has demonstrated that human life comes first.
Rights on borrowed time: The Jakarta Post
The state's disaster response in Sumatra only shows that victims of the floods and landslides have had their the rights to life, health and protection denied during emergencies.
Social media restrictions and children
Children need digital spaces that are safe and developmentally appropriate, not simply restricted.
What the killing of eight puppies reveals about us
A civilisation is most truthfully measured not by its GDP nor by its highways and flyovers, but by how it treats its weakest dependents, the writer says.
Osaka Expo materials reused and recycled around Japan, exemplifying a circular economy
Initiatives proceeding after the Expo will influence the planning, operation and dismantling of large-scale events in Japan and around the world, establishing a global standard…
Contradictheory: A time for reflection for Malaysian football and sports
The problem for Malaysia is that the Football Association of Malaysia can only do so much to patch the cracks, the writer observes.
New, smart holistic approach needed for China’s ageing society
In response to this rapid demographic shift, China is working out a comprehensive institutional framework designed not only to mitigate the risks associated with an ageing…
End of the road for India’s street dogs?
The focus should be on adopting humane and scientific methods that promote coexistence and collective wisdom rather than taking a quick-fix approach, the writers assert.