Sporting Life: In a gift of shoes, a Games finds soul
The history of shoes in sport is more complicated than style, colour, fit and carbon-fibre plates.
Days of British Parliament as effective govt are numbered
After Mrs Margaret Thatcher was overthrown by her own party members in 1990, no British political leader has emerged to reverse the secular decline.
Sports tourism meeting people’s diverse needs
The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics in promoting winter sports has led to the dramatic increase in the demand for sports tourism and the gradual but steady integration of…
The HIV response is in danger—the promise of ending AIDS is under threat
Although affordable treatments are available to prevent most AIDS-related deaths, 650 000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2021.
Oppenheimer, the Gita and a duty that Christopher Nolan owes Asia
The acclaimed film-maker should be mindful that his movie on the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ is coming out when the world is in a peculiar churn.
A love letter to airports
At airports, people are between worlds, and it's a journey within a journey
Is it possible to reduce tobacco use in Bangladesh?
For a long time to come, the country may have to continue external borrowings, just to retire or service old external debts and to keep bare minimum forex reserves.
To live and die for ‘the views’
Since YouTube became a part of our daily life, the platform has gained a lot of profit.
What does the world see in S’pore chefs that we do not?
Home-grown chefs are coming into their own and, in the last two years especially, many have opened restaurants, either on their own or with investors.
Ethical stain on Korea’s Asian labour
The problem is that most foreign farm workers are overworked and underpaid with little recourse against their bosses.