IT has been a week since the govern­ment decided to scrap approved permits (APs) for food imports. While consumer bodies have lauded the move, there is much unease among small-scale farmers and livestock breeders.

Tobacco products harm not only human health, but also the environment, contributing to climate change.

RECENTLY, a private university invited me to be a guest panellist at a forum on democracy and its impact on urban design.

The columnist examines the current avian flu outbreak in Europe and looks at how the virus has mutated.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was implemented 10 years ago and it has significantly improved the economic status of different countries worldwide.

The country is enamoured with all things massive and mega, and yet is still groping in the dark as far as food-based agriculture policy is concerned.

With their amazing noses, dedication and bravery, rescue dogs are true superheroes. Here are four inspiring stories.

'I don’t understand why I should be bullied just because of my weight. Do fat people deserve to be treated like this? How do I deal with it?'

That's a scent-sitive question. Spoiler: It's not pheromones!

I am a 60-year-old-man who is just reaching the age of having problems to “rise to the occasion".

During the debate on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 - ‘Undi18’ - for which amendments to the Federal Constitution had been passed, a very important issue arose, namely political education. According to the proposer, political education is needed for youths who will vote for the first time when they turn 18, starting with GE15.

A leopard never changes its spots, but we’re more than open to being wrong.