On a Monday morning in Abuja, the Independent National Electoral Commission brought together its Public Affairs Officers for a conversation that felt less like a routine workshop and more like a call to arms. With the 2027 general elections on the horizon, INEC asked these communicators to do something harder than it sounds: to become sharper guardians of truth in an age where technology can fabricate reality. The meeting, organized by the commission’s Voter Education and Publicity Department, was titled “Strengthening PAOs Capacity for Credible, Verified and Responsible Election Communication Towards 2027.” Behind the formal language lay a deep concern…

At the heart of a deeply anticipated labour-market reopening lies a delicate, fragile hope for hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi families whose loved ones have been waiting for years to work in Malaysia. On a recent afternoon in Dhaka, members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies—or those supporting the deployment of workers through selected agencies—gathered at the National Press Club to answer critics and calm a storm of rumours that threaten to cloud the resumption of recruitment. The occasion was not merely a press conference; it was a defence of a process, a plea for transparency, and a…