Asia

 In the contemporary era, the rapid transformation of the state into a corporatized entity has fundamentally altered the relationship between governments and citizens. The traditional notion of citizenship, rooted in rights, responsibilities, and collective welfare, is being replaced by a…

Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025,  Bangladesh’s interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that the south Asian nation will go for 13th Jatiya Sansad polls by the first half of February next year (Bangladesh election…

Group Presses for Regulatory Action to Prevent Dumping of Non-compliant Products 11 August 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged government regulators to craft product safety standards for reusable stainless steel water tumblers after finding violative levels…

by George Banez Full of confidence and naiveté of inexperience, I traveled to Pune, a historic city in India of the early 90s.  An international agency invited practitioners, young me included, to talk about the work of replanting trees to restore…

August 1-3, 2025. At the mountain village of Ararichon in Jeongseon, Gangwon County, over 150 artists from 22 countries gathered for the World Arte Festival, under the slogan, “Hear the World, Heal the World.” For the third time, the festival…

by Jason Weiner, Executive & Legal Director, Bank Climate Advocates & Nazareth Del Pilar, Just Transitions Advocacy Officer, NGO Forum on ADB Asian Development Bank (ADB) calls itself the “climate bank of Asia and the Pacific.” But with its proposed…

Geneva, 8 August 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed shock over the murder of a journalist in the capital city of Bangladesh and urged the interim regime in Dhaka to nab the killers…

San Felipe, Zambales – With beaches vanishing, resorts collapsing, and livelihoods lost, coastal communities in Zambales are issuing an urgent appeal to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: immediately suspend all dredging and sand mining activities across the province. The call comes after a devastating…

(Watchdog group presses regulators to issue immediate takedown orders) The environmental health and justice group EcoWaste Coalition urged government regulators to stop the uncontrolled online trade of mercury and mercury-added products by actively enforcing Republic Act No. 11967, or the…

Bangladesh is going for national elections by mid-February 2026, as declared by its caretaker government head, Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday evening while addressing the nation on live television. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is…