International Women’s Day and the ongoing fight for equality
Jacinth Banite On 8 March, the world paused to recognise women. The day is admittedly a legacy of decades past,…
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New MH370 search sparks hope for closure
Jheruleene Anne Ramos Families of passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are hopeful that the latest search effort by…
UN experts, rights groups urge Egypt to free activist Alaa Abdel El-Fattah
United Nations human rights experts are pressuring the Egyptian government to immediately release jailed Egyptian-British activist and writer…
Singapore struggles with growing youth radicalisation problem
Bobbie Ysabelle Matias In its recent 2024 report, Singapore’s Internal Security Department (ISD) stated that it had dealt with 13 cases…
Vietnam’s birth rate among lowest in Southeast Asia
Diana Mae Y. Cleto Vietnam's birth rate currently sits at 1.91 children per woman, ranking it among the five lowest in Southeast…
UN chief champions our common humanity as Ramadan begins
Muslims in many parts of the world marked the beginning of Ramadan on 28 February with traditional crescent…
Greek train tragedy anniversary marked by mass protests
Eleni Poulios There were protests and rioting on Friday as thousands of Greeks took to the streets on the second…
Nations scramble as Donald Trump unveils more tariffs
Newsjustnews writers United States President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of tariffs set to take effect on March…
Egyptian minister Rania Al-Mashat promotes ‘country ownership’ for climate investments
Amid the growth of markets across the globe, Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania…
International news: US refuses to support Ukraine at UN
Lucia Caporalini The United States stressed their standpoint on the Ukraine war on Monday as they once again sided with…
International news: ‘Someone is watching’ – IIMM chief on Myanmar conflict
February 1, 2021 marks the day when Myanmar’s history took a major turn, as the Tatmadaw (the country’s…
New German government set to change country’s foreign policy
Elan Castanares As a new German government prepares to take office, the country faces a significant shift in its foreign…
South Korea builds victim support as deepfake sex crimes evolve
South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) has opened a counselling centre for victims of digital…
Prominent names floated in debate over Pope Francis successor
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui As Pope Francis continues to battle his most challenging health condition yet, recently spending more than a week…
Philippines eye ‘dream’ submarines as tensions with China escalate
Rearmament is the Philippines' long-term strategic solution to its decade-long territorial spat with its more powerful neighbour China.
ASEAN 2025: From declarations to delivery
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has resolved to shift its focus from mere declarations to concrete…
Prakiti Lamsal’s death sparks outrage over Nepali student safety
The death of 20-year-old Prakiti Lamsal, a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University…
The barriers of conservatism: Teenage pregnancy in the Philippines
Children mothering children should in no way be normalised nor tolerated, yet remains to be an often-disregarded dilemma…
US health, animal experts scramble to contain the spread of bird flu
It has been all hands on deck for health and animal authorities in the United States as bird…
ASEAN poised to become ‘middle power’ in multipolar world
Malaysia believes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is well-positioned to become a significant stabilising force in…
US to lose international foothold as USAID faces end of the line
Many have swiftly expressed their condemnation of the announcement of President Donald Trump on the potential shutdown of…
ASEAN’s fate: Hinging on Malaysia’s response to global instability
Malaysia's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship began at a crucial juncture, demanding a balancing act between…
Seeking truth in warfare: The world calls for fearless journalism
War must be the greatest enemy of humanity, yet is raging across the globe at the moment, taking…
Child sexual abuse: Addressing the evil lurking behind teenage pregnancy in the Philippines
Teenage pregnancy is a long-standing issue that has been plaguing the Philippines, with the country's adolescent birth rate…