2025 Set to Match 2023 as Second Hottest Year on Record, Reveals EU Monitor

Brussels: The planet is on track to log its second hottest year on record in 2025, tied with 2023 after a historic high in 2024, Europe’s global warming monitor said Tuesday. The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service reaffirms that global temperatures are on course to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the threshold considered … Read more

Indonesian Journalists Demand Improved Pay and Protection Amid Democratic Challenges

Jakarta: Indonesian journalists are calling for better pay and job protection amidst a backdrop of declining democratic freedoms in the country. Journalists, like other workers, have rights that are supposed to be safeguarded through a structured labor dispute process, beginning with mediation and potentially escalating to a tripartite process with the Manpower Office if necessary. … Read more