Reviving Bhutan’s central schools: A boost or a blow to education quality?
Local leaders, educators, and policymakers argue that the preferential treatment of central schools could create significant disparities in learning opportunities.
National affairs
Vietnam’s population achievements and challenges ahead
The country's population has been ageing rapidly since 2011, with those aged sixty and above comprising 16 per cent of the population in 2023. The nation is forecast to become an…
Fire at headquarters of Bangladesh government secretariat: Documents of 5 ministries, divisions burned
As officials are trying to determine the cause of fires, many have expressed suspicion that it was an act of sabotage.
Kurram ‘roadmap’: Dawn
The Kurram conundrum will require more than mere statements to resolve.
What Pakistan’s founding father thought of civil liberties and the right to a fair trial
But if the founder remains confined to portraits and postage stamps, it’s come with a cost: our now perma-crisis is the logical outcome of shirking his ideas for years. It’s…
A juvenile’s take on juvenile injustice
We cannot sideline the welfare of young people while implementing our legal mechanisms, says the writer.
About 100 new cases found of unlawful handling of government secrets by Japanese self-defence forces personnel
The government plans to publish the results of their investigation and punish the people involved.
Tug-of-war drags on over Yoon’s impeachment trial, investigation
Since its formal launch on Dec. 11, the joint investigative unit has yet to conduct any face-to-face questioning with Mr. Yoon.
Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force
Under "Decree 147", all tech giants operating in Vietnam must verify users' accounts via their phone numbers or Vietnamese identification numbers and store that information…
18 cops to face ethics probe for allegedly extorting Malaysians at Jakarta dance music festival
The announcement comes after viral complaints over the alleged extortion, with some users posting on X that certain police officers had extorted money from festivalgoers by…