Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said as he addressed a wave of anti-Indian comments that emerged online following the devastating
A series of alarming incidents inside Sri Lanka’s prison system has triggered widespread concern after three separate cases involving inmate deaths, shootings, and alleged abuse were reported within the span of a
More
In a world marked by geopolitical disorder and growing democratic fatigue, Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich offers a stark and unsettling diagnosis of the present. Speaking from her exile in Berlin,
More
Newly released US aviation data has reinforced long-standing suspicions that China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was deliberately crashed in 2022, killing all 132 passengers and crew on board. The findings, issued by
More
In Sri Lanka, access to clean water is not a luxury but a daily necessity, placing immense responsibility on the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. Unlike many other state institutions, its
More
For more than a century, the anthem of international workers’ solidarity—first written in French in 1871—has echoed across the world, calling on labourers to unite and fight for their rights. In Sri
More
How does a state come to justify the movement of warplanes over civilian cities as a matter of necessity rather than catastrophe? At what point does strategic language begin to absorb human
More
Ai Weiwei has reignited the global debate on artistic freedom after criticising the decision-making practices of major international art institutions, including the Venice Biennale. Speaking during the inauguration of his retrospective Aftershock
More
In Tehran, the first thought that comes to Afra each morning is not about work or routine, but relief. Waking up under the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, in
More
US President Donald Trump sparked international concern after declaring that the United States could “take Cuba almost immediately” once the conflict with Iran is resolved. The remarks were delivered during a private
More
The Dominican Republic has announced a $20 billion contribution to the United Nations-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF), which has begun deploying to Haiti in an effort to combat heavily armed criminal groups
More