A Trump return would threaten global fight against climate change
Former US President Trump is infamously known for altering the map of global climate change agreements by opposing efforts to limit CO2 emissions at home and internationally.
Inner truths
Our inner voices can be the instruments of our private rebellions, especially when they are weaponised, the writer says.
Adobo is ‘paksiw,’ and other terms in Filipino food history
My conclusion is that the influence of Spain on Filipino cuisine is actually not particularly exceptional when compared to other Asian countries. They seem to be mere names added…
China’s Myanmar diplomacy
Indonesia will have another opportunity to collaborate with China on a major peace mission in Southeast Asia a after the peace process in Cambodia in 1990.
Arab silence
If there is one ‘bloc’ that the Israel-Palestine war has completely discredited, internally and externally, it is the Arab Sheikhdoms and their overentitled and inefficacious…
Admiration vs unhealthy fixation
The key, according to the writer, is learning to recognize when the parasocial relationship is starting to lead to maladaptive actions like obsessive thoughts, dissociation from…
A crisis of safety
This horrific crime, which occurred within a state-run hospital, is a stark reminder of the dire state of safety in our healthcare institutions. Sadly, this is not an isolated…
Emotional pick-me-ups important for child patients: Children’s Cancer Network
Children who are suffering from cancer need mental encouragement, love and care, says Hoang Thi Dieu Thuan, founder of Children's Cancer Network, in an interview with Viet Nam…
Climate without borders
Climate threats originate in regional climate systems, often located in neighbouring countries. In fact, as climatic changes unfold, new ‘climate borders’ may emerge,…
The scars of August in South Asia
Another August in 2024, another uprising, and yet another regime change in Dhaka through means that constitutionalist BR Ambedkar had called the “Grammar of Anarchy” and the…