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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Untraceable and invisible. Contagious and dangerous. These words describe the infection clusters at kos-kosan (rooming houses) that are…
View More Solving Indonesia's invisible infection clusters: Jakarta Post contributor
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The world changed on Aug 5, but very few people noticed. On that day, the US State Department…
View More What a US-China cyberwar means for the Philippines: Inquirer contributor
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -Here are two potential indicators of Chinese interest in moving ahead with a proposed USD 400 billion ($546 billion)…
View More China could signal increased engagement with Iran but doesn't: Daily Star contributor
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – There are many things I don’t know about in life, but this strikes me as the biggest puzzle…
View More Saving lives should come first, economic recovery will follow: Jakarta Post columnist
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Let’s face it, Indonesians love meat. Many of our traditional dishes revolve around it. Rendang from West Sumatra,…
View More A sustainable solution for Indonesia's love of beef: Jakarta Post contributor
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Hobbled by harsh US sanctions and a global economic downturn, Iran has discovered a new opportunity: hot air…
View More The China-Iran Deal: Daily Star contributor
KOLKATA (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In 2018, Xi Jinping secured a path to rule indefinitely when the Chinese parliament, almost reversing the era of…
View More Vladimir Putin and the post-communist age: Statesman Contributor
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Contact tracing, together with testing and isolating Covid-19 patients, helps contain the spread of the virus, absent a…
View More Contact tracing apps raise data privacy concerns: Inquirer contributor
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -Even if a vaccine becomes available by early next year, the pace at which people could be immunise would…
View More Living with the virus: Inquirer columnist
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For many countries in today’s world, attracting international students is a way to tap into the global pool of…
View More US should encourage vital international education: China Daily contributor
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – This year should have been known as the “Year of 5G,” the turning point for a new mobile…
View More The race to 5G: Inquirer columnist
ISLAMABAD (DAWN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It is a time of getting stuck and staying stuck. Sealed borders and grounded planes mean that wherever you were…
View More Return of foreign workers: Dawn contributor
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For many Indonesians, especially government critics, Minister Luhut Pandjaitan is regarded as a troublemaker, while for government supporters…
View More Jokowi's much hated and loved Covid-19 frontman – General Luhut: Jakarta Post columnist
NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – While parts of the first three needed coronavirus stimulus packages unfortunately included unnecessary public spending for vested interests…
View More Washington must boost military spending or be pushed out of Pacific: Statesman contributor