The Wretched Acts of Domestic Worker Abuse
Some people think they have the carte blanche to treat foreign live-in help in barbaric ways. And sometimes the law lets them get away with it.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Four vignettes on the godly and not-so-godly
First, the dog that was almost stoned to death, by holy decree.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
The world's largest group of homeless people
Of a Hollywood star, summer camp and a country that remains far out of reach.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
For Independence, stop at New York
Decades of peace talks have led nowhere. Now the Palestinians plan to take their case to the United Nations, where they believe they can get majority support for an independent Palestine. The question is: Will it work?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
India Woos Afghanistan as Influence Wanes
Can New Delhi protect its strategic interests and keep Kabul on its side in an unfriendly and volatile neighbourhood?
AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR
Come again, Mr President?
Good heavens, did President Obama just make the most radical foreign policy proposition yet in his Middle East speech last night?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Will this be the year that Israel accedes?
Popular protests by the Palestinian people.Their feuding political parties coming together in the name of national unity. Does Israel stand a chance against this growing impetus for the creation of a Palestinian state?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Bin Laden's Death is Pakistan's Counterpunch to the U.S.
Here's an alternative view: Let's say that Islamabad presented the wanted terrorist chief to Washington knowingly.
SHIRAZ PARACHA
From Afghanistan: How to Pick a Present for Will and Kate
Is it made in China and does it have the “wow” factor? Here are some tips for the invited elite on choosing that perfect pressie.
MOE RIYASAT
Hag Pesach Sameach and Happy Easter.
It is the holy week once again in Jerusalem. And it is not all about God.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Libya: Asia's Ambivalence
China and India abstained from the UN vote, then other Asian countries kept quiet or issued statements that stopped short of supporting the resolution to intervene in Libya. Why?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Al-Jazeera – Real News or Political Pawn?
As the world turns to the Arabic network for the latest on the revolutions in the Middle East, it’s a good time to ask: just how objective is the channel?
ABDUL NISHAPURI
That uneasy calm of Jerusalem broken
These are not the best of days in Israeli-Palestinian relations, and matters will not be helped by this: the first terrorist attack in Jerusalem since 2008 and the city's first bus bombing in almost a decade.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Bizarre but True
The Malaysian man’s missing house and other amusing tales from around Asia
The asia! team