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.
OPINION
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.
Designing a carbon tax road map for Indonesia’s green transition
With its implementation plan already postponed twice this year, Indonesia may miss opportunities that are highly time-sensitive if it delays its carbon tax launch further.
Can the media be equal for all genders?
Gender representation in the media needs long-term strategy and advocacy, because the task is to change the mindset of the newsroom and the owners first.
EU has no choice but to accept a more powerful ASEAN
The writer says it is a good time for the two blocs to speak up to each other so as to build a two-way dialogue.
President Xi’s trip to the Middle East is of great strategic significance
According to the writer, the new political environment is very congenial for China to strengthen its economic and other relations with Arab countries.
High recidivism rate threatens counterterrorism strategy
Indonesia faces a higher rate of recidivism among its jihadists as the internal and external problems in the country are more complex.
South Korea’s resiliency in 2022 begins to fray
2022 marks another year of the country weathering another storm, but the deadly Halloween crush and the recent labor unrest have shaken their self-confidence.