Toward confessional solidarity in a world riven with conflict

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Anyone concerned about the prospects for peace around the world should pay attention to the upcoming Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to be held on September 14-15 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. One of the aims of the meeting is to reintroduce the language of peace and reconciliation to a world shattered by conflict and […]

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Taliban statement on women’s rights calls for caution

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The Afghan Taliban’s apparent decision to allow women and girls a right to go to school and work is a positive development. But it should be welcomed cautiously by the international community until there is evidence of meaningful change. After all, the Taliban have made such promises before.  Taliban officials announced this week that under […]

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Sb Envy Global fraud case: Lawyers for man accused of helping ex-director in escape bid discharge themselves

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SINGAPORE: Attorneys representing a man falsely accused of conspiring to assist a businessman associated with a billion-dollar scams case flee Singapore discharged themselves upon Tuesday (Sep 6). Shawn Liew Cheng Long, 36, failed to respond to his lawyers since the last court mention. On Tuesday morning, a warrant of arrestContinue Reading

Eight reasons to be geopolitically hopeful

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As we enter what promises to be a tough autumn, here are eight reasons to be cheerful – or at least to consider political and economic outcomes that are less bleak than those you may be fearing. With economic warfare squarely under way between Russia and the West, with energy price-shocks all around us and […]

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