Getting rich without getting fat: The challenge of developing countries
As developing countries, Indonesia and Mexico face double problems since hunger and obesity exist like two sides of a coin.
Society
It’s time Bangladeshi youth used their right to information
Bangladeshi youth appear to have not yet discovered the country's Right to Information (RTI) Act, a readily available tool for them to create the changes in governance they wish…
100 days of solitude: Hunger, strife and despair in Parachinar
Sporadic violence stemming from Kurram's complex issues has brought life for its 800,000 people to a standstill.
Enough already: Exhausted Koreans lament polarising politics
After investigators failed to detain President Yoon earlier this month, both anti- and pro-Yoon protests grew more intense, holding rallies past midnight when temperatures dropped…
Donation supports breastfeeding initiative in Brunei
Women’s Institute of Brunei Darussalam donated breastfeeding nursing covers to the Ministry of Health. It helps mothers breastfeed their children more comfortably in public…
Climate risk index warns of threats to Cambodian children’s health, welfare
The index is crucial in providing an additional roadmap for the government and other relevant institutions, to prioritise actions that consider the well-being and protection of…
App stores to screen age of Singapore users to block kids from accessing apps for adults
Under the new Code of Practice for Online Safety for App Distribution Services, app stores targeting users in Singapore must also block children below 12 from downloading apps…
Ironic twist: Chinese app Xiaohongshu hosts more US-China interactions amid looming TikTok ban
With the clock ticking down to TikTok’s likely closure in the US within days, some of its American users have migrated to the Chinese Instagram-like social media app, whose name…
Pakistani singer-songwriter Atif Aslam wants to give back to young artists with Borderless World
In a vlog, the singer revealed his motivations behind launching his new music programme.
Left behind: Dawn
The World Economic Forum ranks the country near the bottom in educational attainment and economic participation — a double whammy that threatens to leave its citizens behind in…