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Government must also reduce waste and the glitz associated with public office. Above all, there must be more transparency and accountability in public offices. No society governed by the level of arrogant opaqueness in Nigeria will make sustainable progress, subsidy, or no subsidy.

This documentary attempts to find out the answer to why it is apparently so difficult for highly-educated Singapore women over the age of 30 to find a life partner. In this documentary, the audience becomes acquainted with a man and two women, who are members of the Social Development Unit (SDU) of Singapore, and follows them on an SDU cruise and to an SDU seminar. These scenes are juxtaposed with a speech by former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a wedding, and family values advertising. The diffe...

What if O.J. Simpson went on trial in Singapore?

One thousand participants in areas from Colonaire to Fancy within the volcanic red zone who were negatively impacted by the April 2021 volcanic eruptions, last week began training in skills to help equip them for work. They are involved in the Life Skills Programme which is a sub-component of the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project (VEEP). [caption id="attachment_160980" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Life Skills Programme Facilitator with participants at a worksho...

Despite societal progress in attitudes toward singles in recent decades, the stigma of being single still remains for women.

WWF-Malaysia has partnered with Mercy Malaysia to donate RM150,000 in funds to support frontliners providing medical and health services during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sabah

Congratulations to all our postgraduate researchers who, despite the restrictions and pressures of the global Covid-19 pandemic, have recently completed their PhD in Development Studies by Research!  

Published: 11 December 2020 ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago:--- With the active policy shift from COVID-19-driven responses to post-COVID-19 recovery, the debate now is over what comes next for the Caribbean and the role of partnerships. For the Caribbean region, the United Nations (UN) remains a vital channel of support for the region. It is in this context that The UWI St. Augustine’s Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) will host a webinar on December 15 titled: ‘The...