Our jobless youth: The Jakarta Post
A national internship program won't save Indonesia’s stalling demographic bonus unless the government addresses the real crisis: a severe shortage of formal jobs.
Editorial
Pyongyang equilibrium: The Korea Herald
Quoting the editorial: "[Chinese President] Xi’s visit reflects regional balancing, not unconditional support for North Korea."
US-Iran truce — a ceasefire in name only: Dawn
Quoting the editorial: "The greatest danger today is not a deliberate decision by Washington or Tehran to return to war. It is that the ceasefire is no longer confined to their…
New school calendar, same crisis: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Quoting the editorial: "The Marcos administration has just two years left. That is not enough time to solve every problem it inherited, but enough to prove that meaningful change…
The Lebanon factor: Dawn
Quoting the editorial: "Washington appears eager to prevent the Lebanon front from derailing broader efforts to reduce tensions with Iran. Tehran, meanwhile, is signalling that…
Police state: The Jakarta Post
As the Indonesian Military (TNI) submitted to civilian control in the first two decades of the reform era and scaled down their non-defence roles, the police have only grown in…
Upshots of Nepal prime minister’s frivolous statement on India: The Kathmandu Post
Quoting the editorial: "The geopolitical genie PM Shah has let loose with his statements will be hard to put back in the bottle."
Gaza’s tragedy: Dawn
Quoting the editorial: "The people of Gaza have been failed repeatedly; they have been treated not as human beings deserving dignity and protection, but as variables in a…
Broken trust: The Statesman
India’s examination system is facing a crisis that goes far beyond marksheets, answer scripts or software glitches.
Gain some, lose more: The Jakarta Post
Quoting the editorial: "The idea of centralising export control for certain natural resources in a single institution is not new, and the failed experiment of such an agency for…