To erase, dismiss, or destroy an idea without engaging it isn’t progress or unity. It is repression, pure and simple. At The Fineprint, we call for dialogue. If unity is the aim, it cannot be forced; it must be built through conversation, not confrontation. Violence doesn’t create ideas
Agencies worldwide have reported on Nepal's governmental overthrowing but few, if any discussed the parameters that led to the uprising in the first place. Nepal has rewritten its own history more times in a generation than most countries do in a century. Monarchy to Maoist Communism between 1996–
It’s a story hiding in plain sight. A metals and mining giant, drowning in allegations of pollution and human-rights abuse, has quietly funnelled crores into the coffers of India’s ruling class. In return? A deafening silence on many heinous crimes as documented By Amnesty International. The Money Trail
Myanmar/Singapore: On 28 December, Myanmar’s junta will stage what it calls a “general election.” In reality, it is neither general nor an election in any meaningful sense. The generals who seized power in the 2021 coup are not handing back democracy; they are dressing military rule in civilian
When Xi Jinping rose to power in 2012, he promised to rejuvenate China into a “world-class” military power and reinstate their global standing. More than a decade later, his grip is strongest not just on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)— a military
Singapore: It is a reality that many Singaporeans remain startlingly unaware that their Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, often considered the bedrock of national stability and social mobility, are in fact ticking-time clocks with a 99-year leasehold. At the end of that lease, the property does not belong to
Some readers might be wondering how India and Singapore are even connected — the answer is trade. India is one of Singapore’s largest trading partners, and both countries are bound together by the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which aimed to boost investment, business links, and the free movement of
India: Before Colonisation or even the advent of the Indo-aryan race moving to india, there existed indgidneous tribes to the northeastern states of india, the original adivasis, these group of tribes believe that the land that their ancestors have lived in is holy and worship elements of the soil, the
Singapore: on the morning of 4th January at Goodview Gardens, in the heart of Bukit Gombak. Volunteers in party colours had crossed paths, and what should have been an ordinary day of political outreach spiralled into one of the most talked-about confrontations of this election season. Allegations flew. The ruling
Inequality is measured with a number called the Gini index, calculated by comparing the income or wealth distribution of a perfectly equal society to that of the real world. The area of this gap, multiplied by two, gives us the Gini. A Gini of 1 indicates perfect inequality — one person
It has been only a short time since Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ousting from power, toppled by an uprising that followed her government’s decision to use lethal force against protestors. The killings of demonstrators and injuries inflicted on countless others — many at the hands of ruling party workers — left
What began six years ago as what appeared to be a simple bureaucratic exercise — updating India’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) — has today spiralled into a full-scale crisis. For thousands of Muslims, particularly those of Bengali origin, the NRC has not clarified their citizenship but erased it. Despite being
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