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Population growth is outpacing Pakistan’s ability to adapt to a climate-stressed, resource-limited world

The moment demands political courage and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths: our institutions weren’t designed for 255 million people, and our policies still assume…

  • Published: November 26, 20259:09 am
  • Author Aisha Khan
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South Korea pushes for soldiers, civil servants to have right to refuse unlawful orders

The move comes on the heels of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024.

  • Published: November 26, 20258:10 am
  • Author Hwang Joo-young
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Vietnam launches new project to strengthen domestic violence response

Domestic violence remains widespread in the Southeast Asian country, with findings from the 2019 national survey showing nearly 63 percent of women have experienced at least one…

  • Published: November 26, 20258:05 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Stricter, more comprehensive law needed to better protect Malaysian road users from hazards of construction sites

Regular audits, safe construction methods and stiffer punishment are needed to better protect Malaysian road users against hazardous falling construction materials, say experts.

  • Published: November 25, 20251:23 pm
  • Author Martin Carvalho
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Safety remains a challenge in Bhutan’s construction sites

Five workers balanced on bamboo scaffolds while roofing a four-storey building in Bebena. None wore safety harnesses, and their helmets lay untouched on the ground below.

  • Published: November 25, 20251:11 pm
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Malaysia plans social media ban for kids next year

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the government expects all platform providers to implement electronic know-your-customer identity verification by next year. The…

  • Published: November 25, 20258:10 am
  • Author Martin Carvalho
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More parents in Malaysia opting for international schools

If unaddressed in the upcoming 2027 school curriculum reform, this will lead to a growing gap between the quality of education in private and national schools, stakeholders warn.

  • Published: November 25, 20257:55 am
  • Author Diyana Pfordten
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Why do companies delist in Pakistan?

In the 1980s, Pakistan offered a 5 percent tax advantage to firms that listed on the stock exchange, explains Ali Farid Khwaja, CEO of Oxford Frontier Capital and Co-founder and…

  • Published: November 24, 20251:54 pm
  • Author Fatima S Attarwala
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Thailand’s public debt under the medium-term fiscal plan raises economic concerns

The updated framework maintains the government’s approach of running deficit budgets and acknowledges that Thailand’s public debt will remain at a high level—close to the…

  • Published: November 24, 20251:43 pm
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After Ambani zoo probe, wildlife body reverses call to curb animal imports to India

Vantara, a 3,500-acre zoo in Gujarat run by the philanthropic arm of the Reliance conglomerate led by Mukesh Ambani and his family, had faced allegations from non-profit and…

  • Published: November 24, 20251:40 pm
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