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Broke and betrayed: The silent scourge of Singapore seniors financially abused by their own children

Seniors stay silent due to shame, fear of consequences or losing care.

  • Published: September 29, 202510:22 am
  • Author Theresa Tan
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The white shoe that became a symbol of Nepal’s Gen Z rebellion

Bought with hard-earned wages from serving in the Russian army, the blood-soaked shoe of 28-year-old Prakash Bohara now stands as an enduring icon of the Gen Z movement.

  • Published: September 26, 20258:45 am
  • Author Samarpan Shree, Bibek Pokhrel, and Daya Dudraj
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Revolutions interrupted: Why digital politics of the youth is fuelling outrage, not transformation

The youth have shown they can shake regimes — but without organisation, ideology, and economic transformation, their fury may only deepen the status quo.

  • Published: September 26, 20257:57 am
  • Author Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
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Thailand’s F1 street circuit ambition: A look at the required roads and investment

The total estimated investment for the five-year bid is over $1.23 billion, with the cost to create the street circuit itself estimated at around $270 million.

  • Published: September 26, 20257:56 am
  • Author The Nation
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Why Manila’s viral ‘fishball warrior’ deserves to be heard, too

In this economy, every rising cost matters, whether it’s street food or bulk groceries.

  • Published: September 25, 202510:12 am
  • Author Romeo Moran
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Who stole Dhaka’s real wealth?

The writer laments: "We do not just lack public spaces—we have forgotten why they matter."

  • Published: September 25, 202510:11 am
  • Author Mohammad Arfar Razi
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How Philippine lawmakers make ‘insertions’ even in budget preparation stage

Former Secretary Manuel Bonoan of the Department of Public Works and Highways said that they allowed the insertions in the National Expenditure Program to avoid complications…

  • Published: September 24, 202510:34 am
  • Author Maila Ager
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Pakistan’s digital battlefield: Militants vs the state in the war of narratives

Militants are outpacing the state by turning gaming apps, social media, and AI into weapons of propaganda and recruitment, proving the war of narratives is as decisive as the war…

  • Published: September 24, 202510:33 am
  • Author Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud
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Flower greetings to gunfire: How Gen Z’s Sept 8 protest in Kathmandu ended up in a tragedy

Curfew went unheard at protest grounds, tear gas filled the air, and bullets rained down.

  • Published: September 23, 202510:23 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Where safety never reaches: Vulnerabilities of women in Dhaka’s low-income communities

What women and children need is not quick fixes but lasting change—one that dismantles the invisible power structures keeping them vulnerable.

  • Published: September 23, 202510:22 am
  • Author Saudia Afrin

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