Now it’s ‘ghost students’: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Department of Education (DepEd) recently flagged 12 private schools across nine divisions for having nonexistent students participating in the government’s Senior High…
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Concerted steps needed: The Korea Herald
Faced with a new wave of potentially damaging trade barriers, South Korea is now racing to prepare countermeasures for heavy duties to be imposed on its crucial export items,…
A return to the streets: The Jakarta Post
Indonesia is witnessing a welcome resurgence of youth activism. This week’s protests, the fastest that any president has faced since taking office since the Reform era, are a…
Back to square one: The Korea Herald
A bill to strengthen the competitiveness of the nation's semiconductor industry is in crisis over a clause that exempts R&D workers in the industry from the 52-hour workweek.
Tripartite distribution of state power is essential to ensure sociopolitical stability: Dawn
A perception has already built up that the courts are being packed with ‘like-minded’ judges so that the regime can secure legal endorsement for its widely criticised actions…
The good old days of global trade: The Jakarta Post
Our government must work on the assumption that global trade is no longer what it used to be.
State must take greater control of Kurram, eliminate challenges to its writ: Dawn
Kurram District has for long posed an administrative headache for the authorities. It has attained notoriety as a hotbed for sectarian and ideologically driven violence. Citizens…
Economy in which Japanese people can feel benefits must be realised: The Japan News
It is important to achieve an economy in which people can feel well-off.
Time for some self-help: The Kathmandu Post
The rollback of American aid can be the push Nepali actors needed to be more self-reliant.
India’s Manipur crisis: The Statesman
The imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur has reignited fierce debates about the state’s future, exposing deep ethnic and political fault lines.