Here are The Straits Times foreign correspondents’ hopes and wishes for a better 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Every weekday morning outside my window close to downtown Washington, DC comes a reminder that there is a lot to wish for – kindergarteners walking by in a straggling, unsteady little line, their small hands resolutely grasping a rope that connects them, their little faces scrunched up with concentration and confusion, with one adult leading and another bringing up the rear.
In a competitive country where no one likes to wait, there is always silent social pressure to get things done in the shortest time possible. All that is a distant memory in 2022, after the Covid-19 pandemic turned plastic into a byword for hygiene.Responsible, enlightened wildlife tourists, and hefty fines for the rest – that’s my wish for 2023.On one of my many treks to national parks, a Sumatran orangutan trotted out its entire family, suckling babies and all. On another trek, the elusive Javan rhino would show only its footprint.The past year was one crazy ride for the Philippines.
Tragic as it may be, it is trumped by Dec 16 landslide near Genting Highlands, which has claimed 31 lives with seven still missing. But at its worst moments, the policy - aimed at snuffing out any flare-up in the most expedient manner - compelled officials up and down the ranks to over-enforce what had become an ideology, where science and logic were no longer factored into the equation.As I stare out of the window of my home in Gurgaon, a Delhi satellite city, all I see is a thick blanket of smog.
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