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Known as the unofficial anthem of Australia, ‘Waltzing Matilda‘ is a song we learn from a young age.  The title gives the impression of a woman named Matilda who dances. It’s a little more complicated however, I assure you.  Waltzing Matilda is a bush ballad written about the life of […]

Bhutan joined the growing number of democratic countries in the world in 2008 when the nation completed its first national elections and the signing of the Constitution. Five years after this historic transition, Bhutan is a young democracy. But Bhutan is not just a young democracy. It’s a democracy full […]

Growing up, my father taught me that stating a problem over and over doesn’t turn it into a solution. Ditto for avoiding that problem or pretending it doesn’t exist. The only way to solve a problem is to ‘solve it’. After I did the ‘5 W’s Of Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate: Act […]

“People need hope, people need loving  People need trust from a fellow man  People need love to make a good living  People need faith in a helping hand…” So sang Abba a few decades back. Sadly, hope, trust, love and faith are all in short supply. Well, so are jobs, […]

I  think the difference has  started to emerge now in Cambodia between the way our parents think and the way I  and my peers think about employment and  making money. The older generation prefer a regular and safe job which gives them a fixed income, but this seems to have […]