PERSPECTIVES
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As we come to the end of another cycle, it’s time to take a break - reflect on 2010 and set intentions for 2011.
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Female teachers at a state college in Bhopal, India, have been told they must wear saris while on the job so that they are more respectable.
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A Cambodian in Canada shares a poignant and personal tale about his six-dollar pair of sneakers.
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Bloggers and readers of Anti-Pinoy have had enough of Filipino sentimentality. Here’s a list of resolutions to usher in the New Year.
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As the season’s festivities reach their commercial crescendo, have we lost sight of what life is really all about?
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Nepali parents should quit being emotional when their kids leave to work abroad. These young people will gain skills and experience that can one day help bring progress and prosperity to their country.
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One writer argues that the rules governing tradition and religion should be based on what is practical, and less on what is theoretical.
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So you think you’re not consumerist because you’re vegan and you like indie music? You’re just subscribing to another kind of brand.
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As the international community hails the jailed Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo for winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize, his militant pro-war stance seems to have been lost in translation.
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This is Liu Xiaobo's final statement during his trial on December 23, 2009. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for "incitement to the overthrow of the state power and the people’s democratic dictatorship".
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FIFA’s decision to award the 2022 World Cup to the tiny Arab emirate of Qatar is, bluntly put, bold, baffling and just plain wrong.
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An unlucky year, "secret agents" or hooligans? What really caused the deaths of more than 350 people in Cambodia's water festival stampede?
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