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The Houthi threat to global shipping
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 28/03/2025
» Amidst the unpredictable arc of crisis shadowing the Middle East, the systemic and sustained merchant shipping attacks in the Red Sea persist. The culprits are a shadowy but lethal Iranian proxy force, the Houthis, who use their control of mountainous parts of the Yemeni coast to launch missile, drone and speedboat attacks on vital shipping lanes connecting the Mediterranean with the Gulf of Aden.
37 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire
News, Published on 26/12/2021
» DHAKA: At least 37 people died in an inferno on an overcrowded night ferry in Bangladesh on Friday, with terrified passengers leaping overboard and dozens including children still unaccounted for.
Too dam costly
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/10/2021
» Re: "Dams fail but still vital", (BP, Sept 26).
Prayers won't help
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/09/2021
» Re: "Govt denies jab purchase graft", (BP, Sept 1).
Litany of ignorance
News, Postbag, Published on 20/03/2019
» Eric Bahrt in his March 19 letter, "Killing in the name", is confused about what atheists say morality might be, falsely assuming it means nihilism.
Tax holiday for rich
News, Postbag, Published on 04/12/2018
» The proposal to offer VAT refunds to shoppers in February is a way for the elite to get a tax break for their frivolous consumerism (Business, Dec 1).
Dance of discord
News, Postbag, Published on 03/12/2018
» Re: "'Khon' dance no reason for discord", (Editorial, Dec 2).