Free meals, green economy to drive 2025 GDP: President Jokowi
Aimed at feeding 82 million children, teachers and pregnant women, it is estimated Prabowo's signature program will cost the government about Rp 450 trillion (US$28.66 billion) a…
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‘Bullied’ medical resident at Indonesia’s Diponegoro University commits suicide
The Semarang police are still investigating the case, but it is likely that the 30-year-old woman, identified by the initials ARL, was a victim of bullying, as described in a…
Seoul National University slammed over ‘boastful’ bumper stickers for parents
Many Koreans have criticized SNU Foundation for creating the stickers as yet another tool that “excessively shows off one’s educational background.”
1.4m girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO
Access to primary education has also fallen sharply, with 1.1 million fewer girls and boys attending school, UNESCO said in a statement as the Taliban authorities marked three…
Over 4,300 more faculty members needed amid South Korea’s med school quota hike
Thirty-two medical schools have requested from the government 4,301 additional faculty members over the next six years, in order to address an anticipated faculty shortage in…
These young Koreans redefine cool careers
Amid societal changes, a small but growing number of younger Koreans have been charting different paths, defying society‘s fixed expectations and instead choosing to hone…
Kiko and friends: Unlikely heroes of Dhaka University’s student movement
The energetic happy canines of the campus tag along with the students' procession or any congregation and go beyond their known territory. As a result, they are either displaced,…
Bhutan’s National Health Survey reveals troubling acceptance of domestic violence among women
Around 25 percent of Bhutanese women and girls believe it is justifiable for a man to beat his wife if she is unfaithful or neglects their children while around 10 percent of…
Experts call for tight supervision of ‘AI dating’ sector
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence over the past few years, human-AI conversations have become a reality, bringing AI-related services and products into various…
Reversing the culture of bullying
The Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) in 2022 indicated that one out of three Filipino students have experienced bullying.