The law Bangladesh needs to protect children
Protecting children from abuse must begin years before abuse can start. A law that acknowledges grooming as a crime is the first step towards that protection.
Out of reach: The Statesman
In today’s India, education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity ~ it is an increasingly unaffordable commodity.
Making a misogynist
That some believe a teen’s online presence justifies murder is horrifying. Worse: it’s not surprising.
Why saving newspapers is essential for healthy democracy
It is time for society to recognise journalism not just as an industry, but as a vital public service.
Mental health isn’t just an urban concern in Nepal
While mental well-being discussions are growing in Kathmandu, communities across Nepal still suffer in silence.
The cost of marrying off girls too soon
Child marriage is closely linked to high adolescent pregnancy rates. Girls under 18 have little control over their reproductive health and limited autonomy in making reproductive…
A new gen of Chinese consumers is logging in post-college admission exam
As the "gaokao," came to an end, China's high school graduates didn't just heave a sigh of relief — they opened their wallets to unleash the now familiar "post-gaokao economy,"…
Survivor’s miracle: The Statesman
It is a rare glimmer of life amid death, an outcome so improbable that it demands both awe and reflection.
Why we need to hear women’s voices from the hills in Bangladesh
A crisis is quietly unfolding in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where long-running mountain streams are drying slowly but inexorably, pushing Indigenous communities deeper into…
Online gambling and broken lives: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mobile phones have become virtual casinos, making the poor especially vulnerable as they are lured by the promise to “play big and win big” and driven by quiet desperation and…