HIV/AIDS: "Unprecedented progress", Despite Poor Funding
Latest figures from the 2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.
IRIN
HIV response at a crossroads
Despite improved access in Asia-Pacific region, there are still nearly two new HIV infections for every person who starts treatment.
IRIN
Hardcore Vietnamese Bánh Mì - The “Bang Me” We Love
A naughty conversation on Twitter led me to scribble this post in my head.
DIANE CU
Empowering Today’s Women
A dysfunctional teenager turns savvy entrepreneur with a heart for women in need.
JOHNCY CONCEPCION
Psst, Don't Tell Americans about the Philippines
Keep your country secret. That is my advice.
JOE AMERICA
A Day-off Too Late
Here’s a eulogy for Miss Cawi Nei Mawi. A day off seems so little to ask, but we know it can make such a difference to maids cooped up for too long. 
CHERRY HMUNG
The Slaves That Gave the English Their Cuppa
Here’s some history – kidnapping and slave labour in Muslim Philippines to satisfy English demand for tea.
SUN
Microcredit Goes Macro
Myanmar government says open to more microcredit, but experts warn that sector lacks modern rules and regulations.
IRIN
No Divorce in the Philippines, But Lots of Mistresses and Paramours
Divorce hits the latest rehashed headlines in a country perennially stuck in backwardness.
BONGV
Appetite for Amphetamines
More than 44 million pills were seized in Thailand alone during first three quarters of 2010, smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar.
IRIN
Partying Against Poverty
A writer transforms her quest for a story into a cause.
WONG MEI LING
“When the Monsoon Comes, I Miss Home…”
Twenty-eight-year-old Zaw Htat runs a school for 100 pupils in Mae Sot, Thailand. Meet the illegal Burmese migrant teacher.
TSENG HAN-SHENG
The Facebook Teacher
The London School of Business and Finance reinvents education with social media
EUGENE KWOK and SIA BING XI
The Wretched Acts of Domestic Worker Abuse
Some people think they have the carte blanche to treat foreign live-in help in barbaric ways. And sometimes the law lets them get away with it.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Bribes against Breastmilk
NGOs flay Nestlé’s infant formula marketing strategy in Laos
IRIN