Chinese-Indonesians rejoice as Chinese New Year festivities return
For many Chinese-Indonesians, celebrations of the Lunar New Year center on gathering and giving back to family members.
Society
China’s declining demographics: A race against time
A shrinking workforce amid a rapidly ageing population will call for radical policy reforms that will only get harder.
Post-Covid musings: After the deluge
2022 seems to have indicated that the spiritual lessons learnt from Covid-19 have lost out to the allure and the glitter of a hardcore material world.
On critical thinking and artificial intelligence
Despite the possible danger of artificial intelligence, the far more dangerous scenario is a society or body politic composed of unthinking members.
Survey shows Ganjar-Ridwan as best pick for presidential election from Jokowi camp
Even though his name was not among the simulated pairing in the survey, Governor Ridwan Kamil received 24.1 per cent of support from respondents.
Soil from Fukushima decontamination sites to be relocated for demonstration experiment
The experiment aims to confirm the safety of reusing soil with relatively low radioactivity, while also reducing the amount of radioactive waste to be disposed of outside…
Tackling declining birth rate is top priority: Japan PM
Noting that births in Japan are expected to fall below 800,000 in 2022, he expressed the view that the nation “is at a critical point with regard to whether it can maintain its…
SIM registration now at 24 million, rollout in remote areas commences
This endeavor is aimed at maximising SIM subscriber participation process, helping to ensure the successful implementation of the SIM Registration Act.
Chinese NGO teaches countryside children about the birds and the bees
The development of sex education in China, especially in rural areas, is still at an early stage because sex is often a taboo subject in the countryside.
Police running riot in Rohingya refugee camps?
The paper says the government must investigate the grave allegations of power abuse raised in the Human Rights Watch report.