Explainer: Does the Gaza deal mean the two-year-old conflict is over?
Plenty of pitfalls remain about some of the thornier issues on which previous initiatives have foundered, such as the full extent of an Israeli withdrawal, the disarmament of…
Special Report
Inequality shadows Malaysia’s growth story
The country's economic mobility remains elusive – with over half of the poorest 20% of the population still trapped at the bottom, exposing the structural inequality shadowing…
Genocide 101: How Israel weaponised hunger in Gaza
What began as a policy almost two decades ago has only intensified over the last two years as Israel uses hunger as a "method of war" to starve two million Gazans.
Undue process: Global Gaza aid flotilla activists undergo abuse, maltreatment at the hands of Israeli jailers
Protests erupted worldwide with demonstrators demanding their governments take action to ensure the safe return of their captured civilians.
Storms, floods lead Philippines disasters, but quick fixes prevail
Despite this clear pattern, an expert noted that the national debate remains stuck on expensive and controversial flood-control projects whose “benefits and transparency remain…
An ongoing crisis: Human trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia in 2025
The US Department of State's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2025 stresses the worsening crisis in Southeast Asia, positioning Cambodia in Tier 3, the lowest possible rank.
Extreme weather puts Hanoi’s outdoor workers at risk
A survey of more than 300 outdoor workers in the capital revealed two types of risks: cumulative risks—prolonged exposure to heat, air pollution, and noise; and event-based…
Billions lost in Philippine flood control projects expose deep systemic corruption
When government engineers testified that billions of pesos meant for flood control vanished into legislators’ pockets while communities remained unprotected, they showed us how…
Broke and betrayed: The silent scourge of Singapore seniors financially abused by their own children
Seniors stay silent due to shame, fear of consequences or losing care.
Revolutions interrupted: Why digital politics of the youth is fuelling outrage, not transformation
The youth have shown they can shake regimes — but without organisation, ideology, and economic transformation, their fury may only deepen the status quo.