Tiananmen on My Mind
A man crippled by the tank that rolled over his legs. A 15-year-old who demands the truth. Here’s a collection of Chinese voices on the 1989 government crackdown on pro-democracy student protestors, known to them simply as June 4.
The asia! team
The Tiananmen Dissident: Blind and Deaf after 21 Years in Jail
Though he was not placed on China's most wanted list, the punishment meted out to Li Wangyang was heavier than for any of the student leaders.
The asia! team
For Independence, stop at New York
Decades of peace talks have led nowhere. Now the Palestinians plan to take their case to the United Nations, where they believe they can get majority support for an independent Palestine. The question is: Will it work?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
In Pakistan, the Water Kills
Every year 250,000 children die from drinking unsafe water.
IRIN
Making a Play for the Indian Sub-Con, Post-bin Laden
The death of the world’s most wanted terrorist has started a new act in geopolitics in the India-Pakistan neighbourhood, with the U.S. and China jostling for a starring role.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Come again, Mr President?
Good heavens, did President Obama just make the most radical foreign policy proposition yet in his Middle East speech last night?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Will this be the year that Israel accedes?
Popular protests by the Palestinian people.Their feuding political parties coming together in the name of national unity. Does Israel stand a chance against this growing impetus for the creation of a Palestinian state?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Show of Power, or Carnival of Sycophants?
The who’s who of China’s elite gather at the 100th anniversary celebration of the prestigious Tsinghua University.
JING GAO
Taiwan: Good Morning, Taipei.
After a two-hour flight, the writer wakes up to the Taiwanese capital and its many quirks.
JOSE DALISAY, JR.
The Joy of Sixx
The nine members of Singaporean band, Sixx, are coming soon to an MRT station near you.
DARIUS SIT
While you were watching the devastating quake in Japan
Something hideous happened in Israel. A family of five were murdered in their home and that was just the beginning.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
US: Yes we can but no you can't.
The doublespeak of the Obama administration deals a slap in the face for the Palestinians and the UN resolution condemning Israel. What a shame.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Guess Station
This has to be the oldest petrol pump in Singapore. But where is it?
VICTOR KOO
Bhutanese Architecture: Vernacular and Sustainable
As the Buddhist kingdom ushers in a new era of development, it faces the challenge of keeping its traditional architecture sustainable, beautiful and sacred.
SONAM TOGBAY
Bento-It! (Or Cool Ways to Pack Your Lunch and Save Some Money)
弁当/べんとう(bento) is a take-away or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine.
HARARIE