GEORGE TOWN, May 12 — The Penang state government is ready to host a music rave festival in the state with appropriate locations, budget and sponsors, said state exco Wong Hon Wai. The state tourism and creative economy…

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Malay Mail Education·policy

Anwar congratulates ‘friend’ Vijay after Indian actor takes helm as Tamil Nadu chief minister

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today congratulated Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay for becoming the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu following his stunning political debut recently. Hailing…

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Dawn Pakistan·policy

A changed world

IT’S been a year since the May that Pakistan will celebrate . A few cycles ago, we had the unfortunate May 9, which too cannot be forgotten but for reasons best not to get into. But last year brought us a May as bright…

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HKFP·policy

Breaking out the binoculars for another lamppost adornment of public interest

One of the changes I have noticed since our last (shall we say “popular?”) District Council was replaced by a more salubrious patriots-only gathering is that we now get decorations on Sha Tin lampposts. Sha Tin. File…

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Malay Mail Education·higher-ed

Rebuilt, not founded: Yap Ah Loy’s descendant says KL’s true legacy lies in its recovery after war

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Yap Ah Loy is widely remembered as the man who founded Kuala Lumpur, but according to his fifth-generation great-grandson Glenn Yap, that story only tells half the truth. Glenn said Yap’s defining…

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Malay Mail Education·policy

Explainer: What Malaysia’s proposed filial law could mean for families

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The government recently announced that it is considering introducing a new law that would legally obligate children to care for their ageing parents. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid…

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Reason·wellbeing

The Real Lord of the Flies Story Netflix Isn't Telling

Netflix's splashy take on Lord of the Flies has renewed interest in the tale, which follows a group of British boys descending into savagery after getting stranded on a remote island. So let me repeat what the great…

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Chalkbeat·higher-ed

He didn’t think he’d see past 16. Now he’s saving lives with a beat.

This story originally appeared on May 5 in the NYCity News Service, run by the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY . JC Hall was not supposed to make it. Growing up on Long Island, drowning in addiction,…

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Reason·higher-ed

Court Strikes Allegations About Israeli History from Lawsuit Alleging Anti-Semitism at CUNY

From today's decision by Judge Jeannette Vargas (S.D.N.Y.) in Goldstein v. CUNY : On January 9, 2026, Plaintiff Avraham Goldstein ("Plaintiff") filed his Third Amended Complaint in this action. Plaintiff alleges that he…

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Reason·research

Elected Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Switches from Democrat to Independent

From David Wecht's public statement: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht makes this statement in his personal capacity. This statement is not made on behalf of any other person, nor on behalf of the Supreme…

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University of Washington News·higher-ed

Q&A: UW researchers discuss their work on the Mariana Islands and the impact of devastating early-season typhoon

In early April, a powerful typhoon formed over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, growing stronger and stronger as it swirled toward the Mariana Islands, a 15-island archipelago east of the Philippines. By the time it…

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IPS Education·policy

PHILIPPINES: ‘A Protest Is One Day, but Organising Is the Thousands of Conversations That Make That Day Possible’

By CIVICUS May 11 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses Gen Z-led protests in the Philippines with Charles Zander, a 17-year-old climate justice activist from Bohol and youth campaigner for Greenpeace Philippines. Charles Zander…

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Harvard Gazette·higher-ed

Helping to give birth to nation — and Harvard Med

Campus & Community Helping to give birth to nation — and Harvard Med School founder John Warren numbered among alumni who were part of revolutionary generation Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer May 11, 2026 9 min read…

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The College Fix

Swarthmore scrubs professor’s name from hall due to ‘Indigenous grave excavation’

Professor’s burial ground dig was ‘unethical,’ college president says Swarthmore College plans to unveil new names for its former Trotter Hall and Trotter Lawn this fall after campus leaders discovered that their…

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AllAfrica Education

Uganda: Today in History - LRA Rebels Abduct 41 Students From Lacor Seminary

[Nile Post] On this day in 2003, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) carried out one of its most chilling attacks on an educational institution in Northern Uganda, abducting 41 students from St Joseph's Minor Seminary in…

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Middle East Eye·policy

After electoral collapse, UK Labour risks political oblivion

After electoral collapse, UK Labour risks political oblivion Submitted by Tom Blackburn on Mon, 05/11/2026 - 15:40 A new leader may dislodge Starmer, only to discover that the social foundations underpinning the party…

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Yale News·policy

Using economic history to inform current policy

Yale Economics postdocs Kexin Feng and Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere combine historical and economic methods to research how economies evolve across time and space.

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Reason·higher-ed

Don't Blame ChatGPT for the Florida State Shooting

"ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter that a mass shooting would get more attention from media if it involved several children," NBC deputy tech editor Ben Goggin posted on X yesterday. "Advised" is a funny way to put it,…

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Middle East Eye·policy

How Andy Burnham stood up to Starmer over Israel and could now reshape UK foreign policy

How Andy Burnham stood up to Starmer over Israel and could now reshape UK foreign policy Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 05/11/2026 - 13:45 If he became PM, the Greater Manchester mayor would likely reorient British…

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Teacher of History

Education news for this role

Ohi Chozaemon XI: ‘We cannot make tradition the absolute rule’

Penang open to hosting music rave festivals with right venues, budget, sponsors, says exco

Anwar congratulates ‘friend’ Vijay after Indian actor takes helm as Tamil Nadu chief minister

A changed world

Breaking out the binoculars for another lamppost adornment of public interest

Rebuilt, not founded: Yap Ah Loy’s descendant says KL’s true legacy lies in its recovery after war

Explainer: What Malaysia’s proposed filial law could mean for families

The Real Lord of the Flies Story Netflix Isn't Telling

He didn’t think he’d see past 16. Now he’s saving lives with a beat.

Court Strikes Allegations About Israeli History from Lawsuit Alleging Anti-Semitism at CUNY

Elected Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Switches from Democrat to Independent

Q&A: UW researchers discuss their work on the Mariana Islands and the impact of devastating early-season typhoon

PHILIPPINES: ‘A Protest Is One Day, but Organising Is the Thousands of Conversations That Make That Day Possible’

Helping to give birth to nation — and Harvard Med

Swarthmore scrubs professor’s name from hall due to ‘Indigenous grave excavation’

Uganda: Today in History - LRA Rebels Abduct 41 Students From Lacor Seminary

After electoral collapse, UK Labour risks political oblivion

Using economic history to inform current policy

Don't Blame ChatGPT for the Florida State Shooting

How Andy Burnham stood up to Starmer over Israel and could now reshape UK foreign policy

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