• OPINION

  Tackling the 'lone wolves'

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2019

  » The worst massacre of innocents in eight years occurred in peaceful Christchurch on Friday. In a 36-minute orgy in two separate mosques, 50 people were shot dead. A definitely demented but functioning man created an unwatchable Facebook video as he killed from close range. Heroes emerged from the mosque mats and in police ranks, but the worst of the killer's work was done.

• OPINION

  Ardern gives world lesson in humility

  News, Published on 20/01/2023

  » Jacinda Ardern announced her decision to step down as New Zealand Prime Minister showing her characteristic modesty.

• OPINION

  The complex anatomy of technology regulation

  News, Published on 14/02/2022

  » The 2020s will be characterised by new technology regulation. But while today's technologies are global, the rules governing their development and use are not.

• OPINION

  Making tech giants responsible for user content

  Oped, Published on 28/01/2021

  » Why do so many people, including both presidents Trump and Biden, keep talking about eliminating an obscure law called Section 230?

• OPINION

  Underpinnings of a Thai mass shooting

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 14/02/2020

  » Thailand's worst apolitical mass shooting on a Buddhist holiday last weekend left a trail of deaths and injuries with one lasting question that will be hard to answer. As the country reels from the shocking tragedy and loss, the Thai government needed to respond by pulling the country together in a healing process, coming to terms with the situation and drawing the right conclusions to prevent this sort of mindless killing from ever taking place again. Instead, the authorities from the prime minister to the army commander-in-chief focused too much on themselves and failed to show sufficient empathy with the people and provide a way forward for Thai society.

• OPINION

  End scourge of extremism

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2019

  » The coordinated attacks on churches and luxury tourist outlets that killed more than 200 in Sri Lanka gripped the world with unfathomable sadness. The death toll had climbed to 290 as of press time yesterday.

• OPINION

  Insights into insanity

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2019

  » The suspected mastermind behind Easter Sunday's deadly bombing in Sri Lanka is reported to be a radical preacher with militant links.

• OPINION

  Atrocity reveals humanity's beauty and thorns

  News, Published on 20/03/2019

  » Of all the flowers in the world, the most beautiful is the rose. Its structure, fragrance and richness of colour combine to make it the lover's gift of choice. Yet in marvelling at this beauty, we often overlook its thorns.

• OPINION

  Asean can learn from NZ premier

  News, Charles Santiago, Published on 28/03/2019

  » In 2017, upon becoming the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern acknowledged there will be "good days and bad days". She did well on the good days -- a young leader who was compassionate when needed and gutsy when the situation called for it. But she has done even better in the dark days, following the March 15 shooting in Christchurch that killed at least 50 people.

• OPINION

  A humane way to end extremism

  News, Published on 18/03/2019

  » In the words of New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, March 15 was "one of New Zealand's darkest days" as 50 were killed and at least 20 seriously injured by a calculated attack against two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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