Beyond the four walls of a classroom: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippines has long struggled with underemployment and job mismatch, where highly capable workers remain stuck in low-paying positions for lack of formal educational…
Impure justice: The Kathmandu Post
Removal of a Dalit family for a religious rite in Siraha is one of innumerable cases of discrimination in Nepal.
The price of perfection: South Korea’s early education crisis
The competition is so fierce that people joke about toddlers taking entrance exams in diapers just to secure spots at prestigious kindergartens — viewed as essential prep for…
Heat-proofing our schools: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Extreme weather events—from super typhoons to droughts—are a reality today, but they are even more so for the Philippines, whose geographical location makes it among the most…
What will we do for the people of Gaza?
More than 50,000 lives have now been lost, with women, children, and the elderly among them, while over 100,000 have been wounded.
South Korea’s low fertility: Reverse course or vanish
The dilemma will intensify labour shortages and pose a formidable challenge to sustaining social insurance systems and maintaining living standards.
Rethinking char development in Bangladesh
Ensuring land rights for char people and introducing a decentralised and democratic system of governance for them are vital for achieving char development.
Indigenous peoples’ rights: The ASEAN paradox
Among the member states of the ASEAN, only a few recognise indigenous peoples, let alone protect their rights. Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam are among those that fare the…
Everything everywhere all at once
In a world where everything is connected, everything affects each other, which in turn means that, under conventional norms, sovereignty over the same matter can be exercised by…
The youth does engage with news. It’s just not the way we may want them to
The writer noticed a shift in the winter of 2019, a waning interest among both undergrad and postgrad students. It’s not that they didn’t know journalists, it’s that they…