Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia | News
Bangkok, Thailand – At the end of January, Cambodia’s Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance was unexpectedly informed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)…
‘Degrading’: India opposition MPs protest US deportees’ return in shackles | Migration News
Opposition members have disrupted a session of the Indian Parliament, as they questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over its response to the alleged mistreatment…
Indian deportees recall traumatic conditions on military flight from US
At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the US and sent to India in shackles aboard a US Air Force plane. Source link
Bhutan’s climate crisis | Climate
101 East visits Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom struggling with the climate crisis.As the world’s first carbon-negative country, Bhutan absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits.…
Could Trump’s tariffs upend the world’s economic order? | Trade War
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Mexico and Canada are on hold for now, but the trade dispute with China rumbles on.United States President Donald…
Indonesia: Building The Future Of Southeast Asia
Traditionally dependent on hydrocarbons and minerals, Indonesia’s digital economy is now booming thanks to high internet penetration and a tech-savvy population. The country’s tropical climate…
Injured Cummins set to miss Australia’s ICC Champions Trophy bid | Cricket News
Australia captain Pat Cummins doubtful to lead his team at the ICC event in Pakistan due to injury and personal reasons.Australia captain Pat Cummins is…
‘Criminalised for politics’: Rohingya caught in Delhi election crossfire | Rohingya News
New Delhi, India – Every morning, Mohammad*, 32, watches his 12-year-old daughter, Fatima*, waking up with the same enthusiasm – putting on her worn-out uniform,…
India’s budget gives tax relief to middle class to boost spending, growth | Business and Economy News
Income tax rates slashed as the world’s fifth largest economy focuses on spurring domestic demand and economic growth.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has unveiled…
Dozens of soldiers, armed attackers killed in southwest Pakistan violence | Conflict News
Unknown fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock.At least 18 paramilitary soldiers and more than 20 armed…
‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling | Health
Marottichal, India – Phones, wallets and half-drunk teacups clutter empty tables – except for one – at a teahouse in southern India, where a crowd has…
Trump at odds with US military veterans over snarled Afghan relocations | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – When Ruqia Balkhi arrived in the United States in September 2023, she was greeted by a federally funded resettlement agency that helped…
Four years after coup, Myanmar regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ polls | Conflict News
Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed guards from Myanmar’s military were…
India beat England to seal T20 cricket series as sub Rana vexes Buttler | Cricket News
India survive late England rally after a mini-collapse of their own to seal five-match series with a game to spare.Harshit Rana has claimed three wickets…
Three million Hindus take ‘holy dip’ a day after fatal crowd crush | Religion News
Millions of Hindus have thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh Mela festival, a day after dozens died at a crowd crush…
For India budget, tightrope walk between creating jobs and gov’t deficit | Poverty and Development
Mumbai, India – Prema Salgaonkar wakes up hours before dawn and begins to cook food in her suburban Mumbai home to sell. Her son, Amar…
Women’s football match cancelled in Bangladesh after religious protests | Football News
Students from local religious school vandalise venue set to host women’s match, a day after similar incident in another city.A women’s football match in Bangladesh…
Deadly crowd crush at India’s Mahakumbh Mela: All to know | Religion News
Several people have been killed with many more injured after a deadly crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering at the Mahakumbh Mela in…
As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why? | Migration
Islamabad, Pakistan – Rehan Aslam’s family ran a transport and car rental business, and grocery stores. Rehan helped run those businesses. But five months ago, the…
U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or pausing their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on…