When you’re of a mixed race and not easily accepted
An entrepreneur and an activist is trying hard to raise awareness about racial issues in Japan
Pakistan pays for weaponising faith
The writer says it is the weaponisation of faith that has been the main reason for the spread of such brutality in society.
Modi’s anti-Muslim jihad
Indians are becoming desensitised to the routine expression and practice of anti-Muslim bigotry
Malala’s marriage and contemporary feminism
Much of the uproar has come from liberals who have long championed Malala, the woman and all she symbolises
The Hindu-Muslim flare-up in Bangladesh
There is little doubt that the Prime Minister, Begum Hasina Wajed, has countenanced the crisis with finesse, if not necessarily with firmness
In defence of alternative narratives
Even as piles of evidence are presented on how the country’s socio-political system had had exclusion entrenched in it historically, there have been naysayers aplenty arguing…
South Korea’s ‘living with COVID-19’ turn
Seoul's big lesson is that it is important for governments to earn trust and cooperation.
Aryan Khan and India’s glitterati
Speculation that the arrest of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan is tied to upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh is not correct.
Expand insurance coverage to include mental healthcare
This will increase access to affordable mental healthcare in Malaysia.
A retreat to Nasi Lemak
'A retreat to Nasi Lemak" is defined as an economic phenomenon, which sees someone taking to making Nasi Lemak after losing his job.