LOCKDOWN MODE
‘COVID-19’ and ‘pandemic’ have been the most used words in New Zealand for the past few months. New Zealand is lucky to have a leader who responded in a caring
RUSSIA TODAY
In March 2000, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election and asserted control over the nation. Two decades and four presidential terms later, he continues to
NEW WORLD ORDER
The world was sick long before COVID-19 due to global insanity and the need to gobble up the Earth’s resources endlessly. Pioneering American environmental scientist
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Even a sci-fi movie couldn’t have prepared us for the global havoc being caused by the microscopic novel coronavirus. Though China informed the WHO on 31 December that
MARINE POLLUTION
In pursuit of convenience, people do things that seem ridiculous in retrospect. Environmental advocate Roz Savage says: “It can’t be right
THE INNER SELF
As postwar Sri Lanka struggles to find a path to reconciliation and inter-communal peace, it’s time to rid the national psyche of the hypocrisies and contradictions that one
DIGITAL WORKPLACES
1 May is when nearly the whole world is on holiday to mark Labour Day. While internationally, people may have stopped celebrating worker achievements and enjoy a picnic instead,
GLOBAL HEALTH
Once again, WHO is in the spotlight as the novel coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19 spreads fast and wide across the globe, and people panic. The World Health Organization
MONEY LAUNDERING
Ill-gotten gains can’t be spent in the open; they need to be hidden from the inquisitive eyes of the world until the passing of time makes people forget
DIGITAL MAPS
The Red Indians would have been called ‘Red Americans’ had Columbus used Google Maps to find India. Today, we’re never truly lost thanks to apps that scream at us
BRAZIL TODAY
Brazil is South America’s largest country and one of the world’s leading democracies. In a report presented at the World Economic Forum
TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE
On 11 January, the 15th presidential election was held in the Republic of China – also known to many as Taiwan – and the incumbent
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is owned and run by the Consumer Technology Association, is one of the biggest events
CORRUPTION REDUX
It’s so easy to make people believe what you would have them believe. As the founding father and third President of the US Thomas
ITALY TODAY
According to the 2020 Henley Passport Index, Italy has the world’s fourth most powerful passport. An Italian passport is one of the world’s
COP25 FAILURE
Once again, the Conference of the Parties (COP25) at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid failed to
ANTICORRUPTION EDUCATION
Over the centuries, the value of education has been acclaimed by the wise. Aristotle once said:
INDIA TODAY
It may or may not surprise you to learn that the 10 fastest growing cities in the world are located in none other than India! According to an Oxford Economics research
UK ELECTION
The now famous election slogan of the Conservative (Tory) Party ‘Get Brexit Done’ conveyed a single convincing
CHINA CRACKDOWN
In 2012, Xi promised to crack down on the corrupt practices of powerful politicians (‘tigers’) and lowly bureaucrats