Enough is enough. Time to take strong action against child sexual abuse
The writer says: "This government—and all that follows—must understand that delivering swift justice is the bare minimum of societal decency, not an exceptional achievement."
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A tribute to World Environment Day
The writer argues that the developed world must stop exporting plastic waste and take back responsibility.
The world isn’t running out of food, so why are more children going hungry?
The writer asserts, "This is not a crisis of supply. It is a crisis of systems and of choices."
The polls are the thing
The writer observes, "With the sudden dissolution of its state assembly, Johor has officially become Malaysia’s political theatre."
When leaders throw a tantrum
The writer asserts, "The current Senate president must accept that his position is ultimately temporary and is determined by his colleagues."
Malaysia needs independent professional accident investigation panels
Whenever a serious incident occurs, the public expects answers, says the writer, adding that, more importantly, it expects those answers to come from a source that is credible,…
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…
What are we actually voting for?
The writer laments: "To make wise choices, voters themselves must be educated and politically mature."
Renting may be the housing policy Vietnam needs most today
The writer observes that, "With housing prices continuing to outpace incomes, rental housing is emerging as an increasingly important pillar of Vietnam's housing policy, offering…
Finally, a truth commission on the Philippine drug killings
Quoting the writer: "It is difficult to say what the Philippine commission will accomplish in the end. But if, in bearing witness, it restores to the nameless dead their names,…