Bali, elephants, and the spirit of ‘pawongan’
At the current rate of tropical forest destruction, the Sumatran elephant will be extinct in the jungles of Sumatra by 2030.
Better alignment of trade and climate policies is crucial
While trade can be a source of climate change-related challenges, it can also help reduce climate and environmental challenges and achieve climate ambitions.
Living with Covid-19: Coming to grips with our anger and angst
Around the world, and through the ages, people have reacted in similar ways to a pandemic. So why be so hard on ourselves?
Muslims must ask really tough questions on what kind of Islam we are propagating
Malays are becoming more Muslim and less Malay. In fact for the most part it is not so much about Islamic values but the entire process of Arabisation
Who will be in China’s next leadership line-up?
The twice-in-a-decade National Congress of the Communist Party of China may be a year away, but party leaders are debating a new succession system
50 years of journalism and the way forward
The writer says there exists fundamental confusion about the role of the media in the minds of the government, the owners, and within the industry itself.
India’s race with China
A vast gulf exists between the progress made by the two countries but with the pandemic, the idea of catching up with China does not seem preposterous.
Why Thailand’s tourism sandbox programmes failed
The government’s tardiness in distributing vaccines to tourism provinces has been a factor.
Covid-19 and children in Cambodia: Time to give them back their childhood
Several recent studies show that the pandemic, step by step, has deprived children from their most essential rights and put their childhood on hold.
Making sense of the Bitcoin crash
As critics and defenders of Bitcoin continue their argument over the future of cryptocurrencies, what's clear is that crypto investments are not for the faint of heart.