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  1. A man holding his wallet.
    Commentary

    Commentary: Want to fight inequality? How about paying higher taxes first?

    Several of the super-rich, in the US and elsewhere, openly support the broad left and its objective of curbing extreme inequalities, says ...
  2. people rushing commuting walking to work
    Commentary

    Commentary: Cash-rich, time-poor wealthy are always in a hurry

    It seems that people with more money find more things to do with their time, so feel more time pressure, says Financial Times' Tim Harford.
  3. Security guard Singapore
    Singapore

    The Big Read: The 'invisible' people in a class-conscious society

  4. New Content Item
    Commentary

    Commentary: Three stories on why tackling poverty requires active listening

    We need to listen to the experiences of families, try to understand the effects of policies, and deliberate as a society about the minimum ...
  5. (ry) helping joy 1
    Singapore

    Bringing a little joy to the old, lonely and infirm

    How volunteers from one community group, who got together via social media, are bringing warmth into the lives of solitary elderly folks in need.
  6. (pp) Library man 1
    Asia

    From rags to reading: Myanmar’s library hero

    Zaw Zaw was a poor villager from Mandalay, whose insatiable hunger for books drove him to Yangon. There, his love for reading bore fruit and ...
  7. Hurricane Matthew
    World

    Natural disasters push 26m into poverty annually: World Bank

    The disasters also cause more than US$500 billion in lost consumption, far exceeding the value of damage to property alone.
  8. New Content Item
    World

    Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO

    The World Health Organization is calling for dramatic action against pollution, which is blamed for more than six million deaths a year.
  9. China rural poverty
    Asia

    Debate on China poverty after mother kills her 4 children

    The killing of four children by their poverty-stricken mother - who then committed suicide, followed by her husband - sparked online outrage and ...