A tale of missing tutors: The Kathmandu Post
More efforts should be made to retain teachers in rural areas and discourage private tuition.
National affairs
Posters of the time
Posters were widely used in Vietnam throughout history. These propaganda paintings have made big contributions to the Vietnamese people’s cause of building and protecting the…
Indonesia President-elect Prabowo to include private schools in free meals program, says Nutrition agency
The free meals program is projected to cost over Rp 460 trillion (US$29.3 billion) annually when fully rolled out, but the incumbent government and the transition team…
Bangladesh Army given magistracy power
Commissioned officers to act as executive magistrates to improve law and order across the country for 60 days.
Former Nepali Deputy PM Lamichhane guilty of cooperatives funds misuse, forgery: probe
Legal experts say that Mr Lamichhane could face prosecution under four different laws based on the findings of the parliamentary special inquiry committee’s report.
Pakistan’s Constitutional Package — judicial overhaul or national suicide?
The Parliament cannot take away the judicial power to interpret the Constitution from the apex court and vest it in, what is effectively, a body subordinate to the government.
How to fix the legacy of internet shutdowns in Bangladesh
Top-down measures by the government to disconnect the internet is not new; the state has resorted to this brute force method of internet control on numerous occasions since 2009,…
Collaborations vital to national interest
The international situation has become more difficult in recent times due to the Ukraine and the Middle-East conflicts, as well as more recent escalations in both places.
Visitors flock to Nusantara as new city, Indonesia’s future capital opens to public
IKN Authority spokesperson Troy Pantouw said it was hoped that opening Nusantara to the public would promote the city’s development and increase public participation in the…
World Bank commits over $2b to support reform in Bangladesh
World Bank Country Director Abdoulaye Seck said the WB can mobilise about $2 billion in new financing this fiscal year to support critical reforms, flood response, better air…