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The Philippines is putting culture at the heart of its ASEAN 2026 Chairmanship, as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) strengthens its regional commitment by opening the ASEAN Cultural Center in Manila (ACCM) at the historic Metropolitan Theater on August 9, 2026. Designed as a regional cultural hub, the ACCM seeks to…

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Social and economic anxieties are mounting in Bangladesh following rapid moves by the interim government to open the country’s refined petroleum market to private companies. Labour unions and energy experts have issued stern warnings, cautioning that loosening state control over such a strategic sector could pose severe risks to…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Standing at a historic crossroads of social transformation and state reform, the youth of Bangladesh have delivered a bold message to the world: ‘Women will no longer merely bear the outcomes of policy decisions- they will sit at the decision-making table and shape them directly.’ Under this guiding…

(2nd of two series) By: Genevieve B. Kupang Part 1: WURI Historian and BCU Dean, IRO Genevieve B. Kupang Shares Internationalization and Innovation Insights with PhilCST  These are the links to the first article, published on both Pressenza and the BCU website: a) https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/wuri-historian-and-bcu-dean-iro-dr-genevieve-b-kupang-shares-internationalization-and-innovation-insights-with-philcst/; b) https://www.bcu.edu.ph/bcu-iro-and-wuri-historian-dr-genevieve-b-kupang-shares-internationalization-and-innovation-insights-with-philcst-participants/ Part II. Genevieve Kupang shares her experiences during Session Two,…

Hormuz, Critical Minerals, and Russian Oil Show How the Great Powers Are Turning Energy, Industry, and Trade into Geopolitical Weapons The world of August 2026 offers an extraordinarily uncomfortable picture. The United States is trying to find a way out for the Strait of Hormuz after five months of war with Iran. China is increasing…

Shakti is drawn from the voices of women organic farmers of the Mahila Anna Swaraj (MAS) movement across India. It documents their resilience and drive as seed keepers and protectors of seed freedom, and as cultivators of gardens of hope, a paradigm for food health & security. It shares their stories in building on indigenous, sustainable…

On August 7, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota issued a strong statement calling on President Donald Trump to immediately end the naval blockade imposed on Cuba. In a forceful statement, the congresswoman denounced the current U.S. administration’s apparent determination to “take the United States back 70 years, to the height of Cold War McCarthyism,” highlighting…

By Mehedi Hasan (Dhaka Bureau) A profound policy shift is underway on the international political and geo-strategic stage. Japan- Asia’s second-largest economy and a country long defined by its post-WWII pacifism- is actively pivoting away from its historically stringent bans on defence equipment exports. Tokyo’s newfound flexibility and open security orientation present a crucial opportunity…

Guwahati: The latest wave of floods in Assam has claimed around 100 human lives till Sunday (9 August 2026) and continued to affect more than 1.50 lakh people in the worst-hit districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar, Golaghat and Jorhat. Thousands of hectares of cropland were damaged, and a large number of domestic animals, along with poultry,…

  81 Years Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Genocides. Nuclear Disarmament Now! For more than eight decades, the month of August has reminded us of the genocides committed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. Humanists around the world commemorate these criminal acts, reinforcing our profound commitment to taking action in favor…