Natural Disasters Becoming Costlier
Natural disasters in Asia in 2011 could well prove to be the costliest ever, experts say.
IRIN
More Health Workers Needed To Achieve HIV/AIDS Targets
Bureaucracy continues to impede HIV/AID treatment across Asia.
IRIN
Migrants Caught in Floodwaters
Undocumented workers in Myanmar-Thailand exploited post-floods.
IRIN
Boosting Cities' Food Resilience
Asia's largest cities need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations.
IRIN
Throwing Mud at Flood Water
Thais turn to tossing mud balls in the hope of improving the quality of stagnant water following weeks of flooding.
IRIN
Drugs Flushed Out
Hospitals in Thailand fear floods will hit drug supplies.
IRIN
Price of Rice Soars
Thai rice policy sows worldwide uncertainty.
IRIN
Outsourcing Asia's Refugees
Australia's high court to stop its federal government from swapping refugees with Malaysia.
IRIN
Neonatal Care for Refugees by Refugees
Staff at the maternity clinic in the Mae La refugee camp learn about special care for newborns.
IRIN
10 Asian Environmentalists to Watch
With our physical environment increasingly threatened, it has become essential to recognise that even a single person is capable of making a big difference.
DEBBY NG
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
How to Call Your Sweetheart in Thai
A few are rather honey-dripping sweet but more are fun and quintessentially and charmingly Thai – here’s our list of Thai terms of endearment.
KAEWMALA
Daughters for Sale
Family pressures in Lao exacerbate trafficking.
IRIN
Found in Luggage: Leopards, Panthers and a Bear…
Sting operation foils Emirate wildlife trafficker at Bangkok airport
FREELAND