The growing risks of extreme heat
The rising heat is not just a seasonal discomfort but a public health and development crisis.
Singapore-Indonesia green deals must deliver real gains for lasting success: Analysts
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto hailed new initiatives focused on sustainable industrial zones, cross-border electricity trade,…
UN agency map reveals Cambodia as global scammer hub
International intelligence and reports suggest that the profits from these illegal enterprises are, in part or in large measure, connected to individuals close to the Cambodian…
Merchants of war: Why did Israel attack Iran?
Israel sees in Iran a state it aims to destroy, not because it is worried that its black-turbaned fundamental clerics will get the bomb, the writer says, but because it sees in…
Why is Sandwip island missing from the Bay of Bengal’s history?
A more important reason for Sandwip's absence in history is that it lay outside the national frames through which the past is viewed.
For Nepal’s women, there’s no right to mourn
In Nepali traditions, daughters are often barred from performing death rites for their parents. Some women are fighting to reclaim that right.
Expansion of US steel tariffs brings both challenges and chances for China
The said tariffs will prompt Chinese home appliance manufacturers and exporters to realign supply chain networks and diversify business layouts in emerging markets.
Inside the first Zardari presidency of Pakistan
From being mired in the Memogate controversy to staring down threats of coups, Asif Ali Zardari’s first presidency was anything but ordinary.
Korean border goes quiet, Trump overture rebuffed by Pyongyang — Is new breeze blowing?
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pledges to 'swiftly restore' inter-Korean communication channels.
The perils of saying ‘no’ for Pakistan’s women
‘No’ is more than a complete sentence, for women, it is a complex syntax that has been perfected by navigating a complicated web — body language, tone, eye contact, walk,…