Journalism Matters
500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:
From Singapore to India– on bikes
A group of undercover journalists put a dent in local drug syndicates’ operations by exposing their mule recruitment methods.
The Road to Radicalisation
The Road to Radicalisation is a story told of ‘Hani’, a wife and mother of three children whose husband, ‘Azmi’, gets caught and charged for terrorist activities related to IS or Daesh. Hani is candid in telling us her entire story from how Azmi first got involved, persuading her to move to Syria, right till his arrest.
Delivery lady with cerebral palsy
Like any other food deliverers, Ms Sumaiyah Ghazali is willing to travel under the scorching hot sun and the cold rain to ensure the food is safely delivered to the customer’s doorstep. However, unlike other deliverers who ‘run’ to deliver their food on time, Ms Sumaiyah, 40, go through her everyday tasks on a wheelchair.
Say no to Hartals
Hartals are a common problem that is unique to Kerala. The local name refers to a total shutdown of civic activities caused by strikes, including the halting of vehicle movements. In past years, the state had commonly witnessed around 100 statewide hartals annually. In 2017 the number of hartals reached nearly 120 for that year.
Pricey problems with medicine
There is a global “war” being waged in the health industry.
Civil societies and several governments in poor as well as rich countries – including Malaysia – are up in arms over pharmaceutical companies setting prices so high that some life-saving drugs are beyond the reach of many.
To politicians who only talk the talk of justice
These days, it is widely said that people in their twenties are frustrated and angry about injustice. What do Korean youths think?
Inside the battle of Marawi
‘Falcon,’ a Marine sniper, recalls how his companions died as they tried to reclaim the Mapandi bridge from the Maute group – Isis-inspired terrorists – amid the five-month-long conflict in Marawi City in the southern Philippines that started May 2017.
Probing Modi’s decision to buy 36 Rafales at a higher price
In April 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the purchase of 36 Rafale off-the-shelf aircraft jets from France as part of a inter-governmental defence agreement. This decision turned out to be controversial as the Indian Air Force had sought 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft for its strategic needs.
Taxes and more taxes: what to expect from NHI
A sneak peak at the National Health Insurance Bill shows the government is planning a single national pricing regimen and a surcharge on personal income tax, as well as an employer tax, and a minor role for medical aids. The target date for full implementation is 2026.
Malaysia one year after Pakatan Harapan rule
I risk being labelled as a Pakatan Harapan apologist but I’ll say it as it is anyway.
Under the Pakatan Harapan rule, the media in Malaysia is enjoying freedom as never before and that’s a fact.
I agree with a Malay Mail Online report published in May which said that after a year of Pakatan Harapan rule, the Malaysian media is going through some positive developments as the new government repealed or set aside many of the archaic laws seen stifling press freedom in the country.
An armed scam to jeopardise the elderly
Protected by the low supervision capacities of the National Social Security Institute (INSS), financial institutions make new victims every day. Retirees in Brazil are suffering monthly unauthorised discounts that appear in their paychecks as insurances that they had never hired.
Strangers in their own town
At the age of 55, Piak feels as if he is a stranger in Bangkok. He sleeps in Lumpini Park and calls the public park “home”. However, people in his “home” do not want to know him. Before he lost his job and needed to move out of his rental accommodation, he had been working as a vendor in Bangkok’s central business area.