Opinion

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Opinion

The River Between Two Prisons: Tajikistan & Afghanistan

The Panj River cuts a 921-kilometer scar between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, a liquid border drawn by empires playing their "Great Game" across Central Asian dust. On one side, women must cover their faces or face detention. On the other, women who cover their faces are fined and denied

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5 Min
By: A. Aman
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Tariffs, Appeasement, and the Power of the Powerless

It began, as great reckonings often do, with a simple question. Czech dissident — and later president — Václav Havel asked in The Power of the Powerless: how does a system that no one truly believes in continue to hold itself together? The Soviet-communist world had built an empire around authoritarianism, It

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3 Min
By: A. Aman

The Great Wall of AI: China Scrutinizes Meta’s $2 Billion Bet on Manus

The global race for artificial intelligence has shifted from a battle of algorithms to a high-stakes game of geopolitical chess. In the final days of 2025, Meta Platforms made headlines with a blockbuster $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a rising star in the "agentic AI" sector. However, the

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2 Min
By: Jovan Ng

Why Bitcoin Prices are dropping, you might need to start worrying.

Right now (January 21, 2026), Bitcoin's price has been dropping sharply, even scarily under $90,000, a key support level many traders watch. This definitely isn’t just random as there are real forces pushing prices even lower than it is. Global Uncertainty and fear When big countries

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2 Min
By: Lee Wei Le
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How Singapore Became the World’s ‘Second-Richest’ Country – And Why It Doesn’t Feel That Way For The Masses

Singapore is officially the world’s second‑richest country according to an article by VNExpress. But if you ride the morning MRT, race through a 43‑hour work week, and service a 25‑year mortgage on a 99‑year lease, that headline feels less like a compliment and more like

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6 Min
By: A. Aman
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The Emperor's New Sphere –Trump's UN Withdrawal as Blueprint for Illegal Domination & Dangerous Precedent For War

When Donald Trump ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations on January 7, 2026—including 31 UN entities—the White House framed it as fiscal prudence. Strip away the rhetoric about "wasteful" spending, and what emerges is a blueprint not for isolationism, but for unilateral

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2 Min
By: A. Aman
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xAI Raises $20B Series E

The Massive $20 billion War Chest Elon Musk has just proven that when it comes to the AI arms race, he is playing for keeps. His startup xAI just closed a massive $20 billion Series E funding round. This is a huge jump from where they were just a few

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2 Min
By: Jovan Ng

US Government finally Reopens after the Longest Shutdown, What should you expect?

After weeks of arguing back and forth in Congress, the US government has finally reopened. Many offices and services are going back to normal. Workers are finally going to get paid again. But what does this mean for the Youths, the students, fresh graduates and even job seeker and early

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2 Min
By: Lee Wei Le

Confidence Through Curiosity : What my 6 months internship taught me...

When I first arrived at my HR internship, I felt like I had stumbled into someone else’s story. The office buzzed with a rhythm I didn’t know. People navigated spreadsheets and meetings with ease. Everyone seemed to know exactly where they fit in. Meanwhile, I just wanted to

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2 Min
By: Chennojwala Maadhava Sai
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FIFA and DAZN Are Building a ‘Global Home of Football’ Launching in 2026 — Tons Of Live Matches To Become Free

Football’s next big broadcast revolution is coming — and it’s free. In 2026, FIFA and DAZN will launch a reimagined FIFA+ — a “Global Home of Football” that promises fans everywhere an all-access pass to the world’s most beloved sport. Free Coverage Of 2025 U17 World Cup Following the

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2 Min
By: A. Aman

Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Feud reignites Over a 7.5-Year-Old Tesla Refund

Is there anything funnier than two multi-billionaires fighting over the internet? The long-running tensions between OpenAI's Sam Altman and Tesla's Elon Musk just escalated into a public spectacle this week. The drama kicked off when Sam Altman, the man building humanity's future with AI,

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1 Min
By: Jovan Ng

The 99-Year Death Sentence Served to Every Singaporean Living in a HDB

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

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4 Min
By: A. Aman

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