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Hong Kong pro-democracy party officially closes
March 28, 2024
Thai MPs pass same-sex marriage bill
March 28, 2024
Vietnam arrests 3 more Khmer Krom Buddhists
March 28, 2024
Indian nun granted bail in student suicide case
March 28, 2024
Senior Pakistan judges accuse spy agency of coercion
March 28, 2024
Japan court imposes fine on Unification Church
March 27, 2024
5 Chinese workers killed in Pakistan suicide attack
March 27, 2024
China releases dam-opposing Tibetan monks, residents
March 26, 2024
Bangladesh's stifling of civic freedoms draws flak
March 26, 2024
Binu Alexander
Farmers in Vietnam face freshwater shortage amidst salinization
March 22, 2024, Binu Alexander
Several farming communities in Vietnam’s Ben Tre province, 130 kilometers south of business hub Ho Chi Minh City, have been struggling with a shortage of fresh water due to prolonged heat wave and saline intrusion
India’s youth tricked to fight in the Ukraine war
March 8, 2024, Binu Alexander
Two years into the war tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine, and Moscow is on a global quest for more combatants, sometimes with the assistance — complicit or oblivious — of informal intermediaries. We look at the plight of both farmers and the youth fighting their own battles to see the light of another day.
Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority again targetted
March 1, 2024, Binu Alexander
The Ahmadis — a minority group in Pakistan — have been denied the freedom to profess and promote their religion for decades
Iraqi dafs get new beginning after Islamic State oppression
February 16, 2024, Binu Alexander
The Iraqi tambourine, or daf, slowly returns as a cultural staple in the region after its suppression by Islamic State militants
Syria’s earthquake orphans recall a year of loss and recovery
February 9, 2024, Binu Alexander
With the Palestine-Israel war in the limelight, survivors of such disasters hardly get any help from international donors and whatever help arrives may not be enough for them
Kashmir’s Gulmarg prays for snow to end tourism crisis
January 26, 2024, Binu Alexander
The lack of snow is not only crippling the ski industry in Kashmir but has a worrying impact on agriculture, the mainstay of Kashmir's economy
Taiwan’s Kinmen Island gears up for a heavily contested vote
January 15, 2024, Binu Alexander
We look at the mixed reactions from Kinmen residents who wish for peace with neighboring China more than anything else
Jimmy Lai’s supporters hope for free and fair national security trial
January 2, 2024, Binu Alexander
The 76 year old Lai is accused of 'collusion' with foreign forces under a sweeping national security law that Beijing imposed on the finance hub in 2020
Thailand: Chinese millennials’ dream destination
December 11, 2023, Binu Alexander
With a relatively easy study visa process and cheap living costs, Thailand's second-largest city Chiang Mai has become a popular destination for Chinese youth.
Vietnam’s sand mining endangers homes and livelihoods
December 4, 2023, Binu Alexander
The "rice bowl" delta region, where the Mekong empties into the South China Sea, is predicted to run out of sand in just over a decade
Maldives’ tug of war between land development and environmental conservation
November 27, 2023, Binu Alexander
Environmental and rights groups warn that ambitious land reclamation and building projects could exacerbate flooding risks
Afghans stranded at Pakistan border stare at blank future
November 3, 2023, Binu Alexander
As they return to Afghanistan, many have been left wondering how they will survive. We look at the dire situation that they are in and the problems that they face.
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