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Literacy hurdles
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/03/2024
» Re: "Education woes aren't about funding", (Opinion, March 13).
An unfair practice
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/12/2023
» Re: "SET poised for upbeat finish", (Business, Dec 25).
The risks that are threatening India's rise
News, Published on 23/11/2023
» A few decades ago, India was a relatively minor player on the world stage. Despite its size and vast population, it grappled with what became pejoratively known as the "Hindu rate of growth," with GDP increasing at a tepid annual pace of 4%, or 2% per capita from 1947, when it gained independence, until the 1980s.
Department of Learning Encouragement Celebrates “International Literacy Day 2023”
Published on 08/09/2023
» The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates September 8 every year as International Literacy Day, recognising the significance of literacy and related global issues.
Learning that counts
Postbag, Published on 13/08/2023
» Re: "New take on Mother's Day", (Editorial, Aug 12).
Niger coup leaves France facing range of dilemmas
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» PARIS - The coup in Niger has left former colonial master France with an array of headaches ranging from how to extract its citizens in the face of a deteriorating security situation to future French military strategy.
Prudence Foundation in collaboration with Prudential Thailand and Junior Achievement (JA) prioritise financial education for younger generations by supporting ‘Cha-Ching’ program
Published on 19/05/2023
» Prudence Foundation in collaboration with Prudential Thailand and Junior Achievement (JA) recently hosted the ‘Cha-Ching Global Summit’ in Bangkok from 10 to 11 May 2023, bringing together international stakeholders to discuss the future of financial literacy for children.
Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» KABUL: Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education in another assault on human rights.
Asylum for Afghans
News, Postbag, Published on 16/11/2022
» Re: "Taliban orders sharia law implementation", (BP, Nov 15).
Hope for the marginalised in India
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/07/2022
» While the final no-confidence debate targeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his crew was under way at home last week, my focus was on India's presidential election. The result was widely welcomed as veteran tribal politician Draupadi Murmu made history.