Defence of the mongrel
As a recent Inquirer editorial pointed out (3/26/24), ""aspin"" and non-aspin alike are vulnerable to cruelty and abuse, not to mention living miserably especially in cities,…
Society
Proving pontiff’s point: The Jakarta Post
The country still needs to make significant efforts to uphold freedom of religion as guaranteed in the 1945 Constitution, especially since government, whether central or regional,…
Pope says Trump, Harris ‘against life’ as Asia tour ends
The 87-year-old pontiff's comments on the US presidential hopefuls came as he defied health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the…
Nearly 2,000 separated family members in South, North Korea die this year without meeting their loved ones
The number of surviving people came to 37,806 as of the end of last month, with 66.5 percent of the total aged 80 or older, according to the data.
Human tooth found in meat-filled mooncake in China
This is not the first time that Sam’s Club, a popular membership-only chain, has faced criticism for food safety lapses in China. In 2022, a man from Fujian province broke his…
Exiled, jailed or silenced: Thailand’s youth protest leaders languish under prosecution blitz
This reality comes four years after student protests first broke out across Southeast Asia’s second largest economy – challenging the then military-linked government and…
Why are Bangladesh’s brightest engineering minds leaving?
The primary motive for engineering students to move abroad is the lack of scope and the poor salary structure in engineering jobs in the country.
Balancing privacy with national security need
Telegram is like the third largest state in the world, not by land or borders, but by the sheer number of users over 100 crore globally. With more than 50 lakh users in India…
The great workplace debate: Remote, hybrid or office?
It’s been years since pandemic lockdowns ended, but the corporate world has yet to figure out which workplace arrangement reigns supreme.
‘Once in a lifetime’: More than 50,000 people gather at National Stadium for Pope Francis’ mass
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife, along with other Cabinet ministers, cardinals and bishops from the Holy See and from the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences,…