South Korea's social atmosphere discourages childbirth: Korea Herald columnist
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The city government of Seoul has recently come under fire for its “guidelines” for pregnant women [...]
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The crisis within a crisis, Covid-19 and corruption: Jakarta Post contributor
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In less than two weeks after the arrest of then-maritime affairs and fisheries minister Edhy Prabowo [...]
Are we ready for an Asean travel balloon?: Jakarta Post contributor
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Indonesia has the highest number of Covid-19 infections in Asean, but remains the only country in [...]
Covid-19's compounding inequalities: Sin Chew Daily contributors
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The United Nations’ (UN) renamed World Social Report 2020 (WSR 2020) argued that income inequality [...]
Dr M and Ku Li join forces to take down Anwar: The Star columnist
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Three men may determine what happens in Putrajaya in the coming weeks. Two harbour hopes of [...]
Duterte's art of 'performative governance': Inquirer columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -All the world’s a stage,” wrote Shakespeare, “and one man in his time plays many parts.” Tossed [...]
The pandemic in social media: Inquirer columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – There is a pandemic of hate speech and disinformation spreading in social media that is disrupting [...]
How jobs bill will change forest governance in Indonesia: Jakarta Post columnist
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Indonesia has recently been rewarded for its forest policies. The government has secured US$124.1 million ($170.6 [...]
India-China military talks will lead to no tangible result: Statesman contributor
NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Let me state that these thoughts were penned even before military talks recommenced. These views are [...]
The brunt of pandemic on MSMEs: Daily Star contributor
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – While economies around the world are reeling from distress due to the debilitating impact of the [...]