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.
Energy transition or energy confusion?
The paper says the government's long-term electricity procurement plan is behind the curve, with financing options rather than road maps matteriing on the ground.
Technology is the story of our lives
We all alter, sometimes without knowing, just quietly evolving as we're nervously dragged into new centuries.
Island nation’s landmark legal challenge on climate change
Initiatives such as Vanuatu’s seek to hold polluting governments and companies around the world to account.
Reimagining the post-pandemic world
The prevalent paradigm of our era with its sole focus on perpetual growth disregards many aspects of the human condition and the limitations of our biosphere.
How the politicisation of courts and judgements weakens democracy
Two verdicts - in United States on abortion and in India on the Prime Minister's role in riots in 2022 - have turned the spotlight on judiciary.
Asia’s largest cities lack water security
The issue is exacerbated by climate change where extreme weather events such as drought and floods are becoming more common.