President Yoon sends Itaewon probe legislation back to Assembly
The conservative bloc has sought to reject the bill aimed at launching a renewed investigation into identifying those responsible for the incident that killed 159 people.
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Bangladesh fares worst in decade and half
Ranking 10th from the bottom, this is the lowest rank the country had since 2008, and shares the spot with the Central African Republic, Iran, Lebanon, and Zimbabwe.
Gibran considers discontinuing farmer’s card program if elected
The Farmer's Card was launched by the Agriculture Ministry in 2016 for farmers on Java Island before being expanded to farmers across the country.
President Yoon’s veto of Bill to reinvestigate Itaewon tragedy reopens wounds for victims’ families
Family members of victims are demanding accountability from the authorities following the investigations, which concluded in January 2023 that the disaster was “man-made”,…
Malaysia’s corruption watchdog all geared up to fight graft after country’s improvement in corruption index rankings
The MACC also called for greater political will and better governance from all parties to improve graft prevention strategies in order to achieve the government's wish to see…
Reduce import duty on rice, edible oil, sugar, date before Ramadan: PM Hasina
The PM also asked all the authorities concerned to work in a coordinated way and monitor the market so that there will be no deficit in the supply of the goods against the demand…
Chinese court ruling sparks debate on AI technology
In the first ruling of its kind in China, the court said the picture, generated by the text-to-image software Stable Diffusion, was an artwork under copyright protection because…
Don’t the poor have a right to privacy?
The rights of the poor are frequently undermined with the promise of techno-solutionism, an idea that the "right" technologies can solve society's problems.
More money to boost childbirths? Ask babies, not politicians
We should first ask ourselves what would make the nation a better and happier place to raise children before splashing yet more money to the current and future parents.
Hong Kong begins public consultation on national security legislation
Chief Executive John Lee said that enacting Article 23 legislation is a constitutional duty of the Hong Kong SAR, which has remained unfulfilled since the city’s return to the…