In recent years, political depression has emerged not only as a psychological condition but also as a culturally embedded affective response shaped by broader socio-political forces. Clinically, it resembles depression, but its aetiology is tied explicitly to political events and structural disenfranchisement.
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With wars in Ukraine and Iran dragging on longer than he’d hoped, Trump may be more eager than ever to declare an end to the Korean War
Jointly nominated by Malaysia and Singapore for inscription on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025, Chingay is a yearly parade that takes place in Johor Bahru, Penang, and Singapore.
The issue is not a choice between prevention and dialysis. The central issue is why public financing becomes so much more generous after kidneys fail than before they do.
Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话: 悟空; hereinafter BMW), an action role-playing game developed by the Chinese studio Game Science (游戏科学), became both a commercial and a cultural phenomenon after its release on 20 August 2024.
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The Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028 says proficiency. The National Education and Workforce Development Plan 2026–2035 says proficiency. Why, then, does our annual budget target ‘at least nearly proficient’?
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Southeast Asia faces a region-wide energy price shock.
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A few years ago, I overheard an antiquarian bookseller tell one of his customers that while he didn’t mind reading, he was really more interested in the “book as object”. I was reminded of this while reading Angela O’Keeffe’s third novel, Phantom Days , in which one of the two principal narrators is a book.
In India, English philosopher Edward Carpenter found ideas of equality and social justice that echoed the socialist convictions he had developed in Britain.
“You are a regime that makes enemies out of our neighbours, out of our friends, out of our fellow citizens, and nothing but a complete defeat of your political ideology and your regime will be enough for this country, for democracy, for the rights of every citizen, for justice. ”
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A schlocky, ultra-low-budget Chinese animated film with the title “The Cow Comes” or “Here Comes the Cow” (牛来, Niú Lái) has become the surprise hit of the summer, with its clumsy (but not AI-generated) animation, goofy plot, and earnest attitude inspiring thousands of memes and creating a carnival-like atmosphere among bemused audiences—many of whom were …
This should be an opportunity for the ruling camp to turn over a new leaf, achieve tangible results on issues affecting people’s livelihoods, and regain the public’s trust
“Some we love, some we hate, some we eat,” was the title of a best-selling exploration of the relationship between humans and animals, with the subtitle “Why it’s so hard to think straight about animals. ” The spectrum actually goes much wider than love, hatred and food.
