Meet the AI chatbots replacing India’s call-centre workers
Cheap labour and English proficiency helped make India the world’s back office. Now, AI-powered systems are subsuming jobs done by headset-wearing graduates in technical…
Special Report
Karachi Zoo is proof that man is the cruelest animal
The tragedy is not just caged animals dying a slow death in the name of “education,” but the haunting reflection of our own moral decay.
Navigating the turbulent waters of US-China trade war — what it means for India
The US-China tariff war presents India with a unique opportunity to boost exports and industrial growth; however, the concurrent tariffs imposed by the US on India highlight the…
Japan’s opposition parties tangled in complex web of aims, ahead of diet session to pick next prime minister
The motives of the three parties are complicated, and it is unclear how negotiations will pan out.
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…
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.