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Turning momentum for women
Oped, Putri Maha Lima, Siti Rozaimeriyanty & Jamshed M. Kazi, Published on 05/03/2024
» Over the past few years, women's leadership and participation have gained momentum in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations especially in promoting inclusive governance and decision making. There has been a rising demand for more of an inclusive and diverse representation of leadership within the region.
Southeast Asia prepares for its next haze crisis
Oped, Michael Taylor, Published on 01/08/2023
» Southeast Asian nations are gearing up to tackle the threat of a tougher-than-usual "haze" season together, as the El Nino climate phenomenon raises the risk of soaring temperatures.
No respite for refugees
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/03/2023
» Re: "Camp blaze renders 12,000 homeless", (BP, March 8).
Cambodia, Asean need to step up in Rohingya crisis
Oped, Samina Akhter, Published on 03/08/2022
» Since August 2017, rampant persecution and violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has pushed hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority people, known as the Rohingya, to abandon their homes and seek sanctuary in Bangladesh. According to the United Nations' estimation, 200,000 Myanmar civilians have already sought refuge in Bangladesh following prior displacements. Many more have travelled to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, frequently with the assistance of human traffickers.
How a universal basic income helped Kenyans
Oped, Tavneet Suri and Nidhi Parekh, Published on 02/08/2022
» When the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting recession pushed 120 million people worldwide into extreme poverty in 2020, many countries relied on social-protection measures to cushion the blow. By May 2021, a total of 3,333 such schemes had been planned or implemented in 222 countries or territories.
Sitting on fence no real option
Oped, Thanapat Pekanan, Published on 26/08/2021
» Within days of the Taliban taking over Kabul on Aug 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying came out to express China's seeming endorsement of the Taliban's success when he stated, "We respect the will and choice of the Afghan people." While the tone of the message is suitably diplomatic, the clear implication is that the Taliban's aggression in recent days is welcomed by the national consensus of the Afghan people.
Listening to public is key to successful jab push
Oped, Intan Safinaz Binti Almarhum, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah & Lo Ying-Ru Jacqueline, Published on 02/03/2021
» Hope is rising in Malaysia and around the world as Covid-19 vaccinations get underway. Our new survey of 5,916 Malaysians also reveals that attitudes toward the virus are changing for the better, reflecting more understanding about vaccines and the severity of the disease.
Prayut never learns
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2020
» Re: "Dialogue vital to find peace", (Editorial, Oct 16).
Virus breaks down social barriers in Singapore
Oped, Shin Lin, Published on 26/06/2020
» On any other day, 20-year-old Singaporean student Caris Ng and Abdul Kader, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker, would have almost zero chances of crossing paths. But in the nearly two months of Singapore's "circuit-breaker" lockdown until June, the pair has been coming together through social media, and finding much to bond over common interests in food and music.