Two pages ripped, an entire nation torn apart
Misinformation can be dangerous, especially in a country where credentials often take precedence over facts and reality, notes the writer.
OPINION
New power game and polls
With one of the largest political parties having been virtually demolished, the coming elections have become a tame affair.
Transforming slums
The redevelopment of slums is crucial to ensuring the health and hygiene of ordinary city dwellers, notes the writer.
Nelson Mandela and the killers of children in Gaza
South Africa has brought Israel to the International Court of Justice to stop what it says are the genocidal acts committed by the Israeli military forces against the Palestinians…
Children of incarcerated mothers: Prisoners without committing any crimes
A public interest litigation came after a local daily highlighted the plight of 10-month-old Mahida, who lives with her imprisoned mother in a condemned cell in Habiganj jail.…
Limits to Myanmar truce brokered by Beijing
On 12 January 2024, China announced that it had brokered a cease-fire between the Myanmar military and a trio of ethnic armies, known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance. There is,…
‘Great Wall of Democracy’
President Marcos’ unprecedented greeting of his new Taiwanese counterpart was no trivial matter, notes the writer.
Undoing Mahathir’s damage
Malaysia's economy would have been very different today if we had instituted reforms, notes the writer.
Age of Astropolitics
Space is definitely turning into the battleground for future wars and has to be integral to any country’s security system, notes the writer.
Kremlin’s ties with Pyongyang attracts scrutiny
The Kremlin’s assertion that ties are flourishing in all areas, including “sensitive” ones, fuels speculation and invites scrutiny from global observers. As tensions between…