Society

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has spearheaded changes that will see history taught as a standalone core subject from 2024.

Unlike in most countries' official reporting, deaths that occur in patients with pre-existing illnesses are not counted among China's COVID-19 deaths.

The catastrophic floods this summer worsened Pakistan's already severe menstrual health problems. Yet few are willing to even discuss the issue.

The decision will hurt the regime’s efforts to win recognition from foreign governments and international donors.

Out: depictions of living things, human rights, foreign inventors, and elections. In: the “seeds of hatred against Western countries” and the rest of the Taliban’s core ideology. 

The China Dream and the dreams of the Chinese people are diverging, with deep repercussions for China’s future.

Despite the Indonesian public's passion for the world game, the "Red and White" have consistently under-performed on the global stage.

A “golden age” of pandemic bands with pent-up talent to burn looms.

The lack of knowledge and certainty surrounding Zhangzhung makes it ripe for exploitation and distortion, a revisionist’s dream.

The Khasi tribe in Meghalaya is one of the last remaining matriarchal societies in the world. 

Current discussions often highlight the role of the vocal protests in late November in shifting China's COVID zero policy. But the shift had already begun in early November. 

People living in the settlements adjacent to landfills slated for expansion under an EBRD project were not adequately consulted.