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October 09, 2024
Asbestos: Singapore’s Toxic Past Is Catching up With It
By Sean Lim
The number of cancer cases in Singapore is on the rise even though the hazardous material was banned more than 30 years ago.
October 02, 2024
In the Komodo Dragon’s Lair, Tourism Faces a Delicate Balancing Act
By Reiza Miftah Wirakusuma, Sarah Gardiner and Alexandra Coghlan
As visitor numbers to natural wonders around the world grow, authorities face a huge challenge balancing conservation with development.
October 01, 2024
India and China Eye Indian Ocean’s ‘Pearl’
By Meenuka Mathew
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to strike a deft balance between two regional powers.
September 30, 2024
India’s Clean Energy Transition Requires a Delicate Balancing Act
By Vaibhav Chowdhary
A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth.
September 30, 2024
Greenwashing Raises Red Flags With Indonesian Consumers
By Ridho Bramulya Ikhsan
Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.
September 27, 2024
How Social Media Is Pushing Vapes on Young Indians
By Monika Arora, Shalini Bassi, and Shishirendu Ghosal
E-cigarette companies are exploiting social media platforms and websites to recruit young customers by misleading them into nicotine addiction.
September 25, 2024
Why Millions Go Unaccounted for in India’s Invisible Slum Crisis
By Namesh Killemsetty
Lack of census data impacts efforts to launch intervention programs for dwellers in informal settlements.
September 20, 2024
4 Obstacles to India Joining the UN Security Council
By Dhananjay Tripathi
Despite persistent lobbying, experts say it’s unlikely India will gain permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council anytime soon for several reasons.
September 09, 2024
Indonesia’s Shifting Views on Marriage and Babies
By I Dewa Gede Karma Wisana and Diahhadi Setyonaluri
Delayed marriages coupled with the growing aspiration of young people choosing to remain childfree may have a substantial impact on Indonesia's fertility rate.
September 07, 2024
Bangladesh’s Flood Response Turns Crisis Into Cooperation
By Shafiqul Islam Shafik
Bangladesh has shown how its “engineering diplomacy” approach to managing a flood crisis could be a pathway to resilience.
September 04, 2024
Australian Government Undermines Census in Bid to Avoid Division
By Liz Allen
The Australian government's stunning intervention into the national census, and its sudden backflip, has broken trust and left it unclear what's next.
August 29, 2024
Law and Order in Australia Has a Blind Spot: Human Rights
By Luke McNamara
A 'tough on crime' political culture tends to bring the same solution to every crisis: harsher laws. That’s a problem.
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