In light of recent events this just gets added to the list of school shootings that have taken place over the last 5+ years and what seems to be motive is identical the perpetrators are young white males under the age of 21 with a history of disturbing behavior either expressed through writing or other […]
Forests cleared for poppy plants
Forests serve as the reliable sources of timber and other wood-based products that could generate huge foreign exchange receipts when exported. But nowadays, the forests are also being explored and tapped for growing poppy plants. But the trade-offs are tremendous to the environment because clearing of the forests alone was observed to have exerted […]
North Korea diverts food aids to military
Known to have one of the world’s military mights, North Korea is looking forward to getting some 400,000 tons of rice from its generous neighbor-South Korea. International observers viewed the new food shipment as another form of generosity from a democratic country that is threatened by a nuclear attack from its communist neighbor. And they […]
Japan produces more cars than children
It is sad to know that Japan, one of the highly industrialized countries in the world, produce more quality and fuel-efficient cars than children. As such, it baby boomers are increasing fast more than it expected. With the fast pace of industrialization and the constricting space that Japan experience at the moment, people are left […]
Corruption deprives millions of children’s future
Picture out barefoot and malnourished children roaming the streets, begging for alms from passing motorists. As early as dawn, they are already out there, sans breakfast but dreams that they would be able to cope with the daily grinds of life. Hands outstretched, knocking at every window glass of cars stalled on traffic in the […]
Anti-dumping tariffs hurt the economy
Many countries, particularly the developing world, have expressed gratitude when the proper mechanisms for the launching of trade liberalization measures were put into effect. In some aspects, these measures were proven to have helped a great deal in effecting changes in the way trade barriers were addressed. In fact, the establishment of the Uruguay Round for […]