We are all sharing ‘one’ air
The writer says South Asian nations need to come together and form a united front to prevent the effects of air pollution from affecting the next generation.
OPINION
Is there still a standard office dress code in a post-Covid-19 time?
Worries of a Covid-19 era, the focus on practicalities and desire for comfort should make stuffy dress norms a thing of the past.
US-China politics: The year of the great reversal
In 2022, American democracy survived a big test; China, on the other hand, is grappling with a belated reckoning with Covid-19.
Gender based violence a disaster within disaster
Coalitions of organizations, communities, service providers and decision-makers must all share a common understanding and be willing to work together.
Foreign diplomacy not enough to solve the Papua issue
The writer says Foreign Minister Retno needs to take more concerted measures in dealing with Pacific Islands nations, including ending the practice of assigning four Indonesian…
Sex, schizophrenia and the historical irony of Indonesia’s criminal code
The damaging, possibly devastating, effect of the new Criminal Code on an already tottering Indonesian democracy is certainly not lost on civil society groups, the media and the…
A ‘non-happy’ holiday season
For more than 20 million impoverished Filipinos, the holidays are just their ordinary, eking-out-a-living day, with their tired, worn-out bodies.
Singapore should ban cigarettes for those born after 2010
The elusive goal of a tobacco-free Republic means fresh thinking to stem smoking might be needed.
Holding our celebrities accountable
Without some sort of precedent being set, it is unlikely that celebrities will come forward to accept blame for their endorsements.
Time for Filipinos to fully embrace football
The writer reminds that football is a sport that Filipinos dominated at the dawn of the 20th century.