Fighting for Fish
Indian trawlers hurt northern Sri Lanka livelihoods.
The Humanitarian Cost of International Peace Efforts in Myanmar
Plans to assist Myanmar's development may be doing more harm than good.
IRIN
Aid in Bangladesh?
Despite "relatively modest” development assistance, poverty and malnutrition remain prevalent in Bangladesh.
IRIN
Ecological Justice For Women
As Indonesia’s rural poor are increasingly threatened by dispossession, is it time to adopt a more radical agenda for women and the environment?
REBECCA ELMHIRST
Replacing The Poppy Lady
Opium farmers in Myanmar need alternative livelihood support.
IRIN
Tea vs. Opuim
In Myanmar: Coaxing farmers to grow tea, not opium.
IRIN
Burma Beware
Ethnic minorities in Myanmar call for caution as sanctions ease.
IRIN
Will Pressure Make Chinese Aid More Transparent?
China: Will strong-arming the government to boost transparency - and aid efficacy - may hurt countries in need?
IRIN
Shrimp and Ginger the New Bread and Butter for Mekong Farmers
Farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta adapt to rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion with simple farming fixes.
IRIN
HIV/AIDS: "Unprecedented progress", Despite Poor Funding
Latest figures from the 2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.
IRIN
Migrants Caught in Floodwaters
Undocumented workers in Myanmar-Thailand exploited post-floods.
IRIN
Cash For Work Goes Mobile
Using mobile phones to send cash to relief operations to disaster-hit Philippines.
IRIN
China: Golf in Xinjiang
The phenomenon of growing an elite sport in a poor province.
JOSH SUMMERS
Post-Conflict Timor-Leste: On the Way Up
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Timor-Leste is gradually raising its profile in the region.
IRIN
Selling Your Child for a Bag of Flour
More than 1 million cases of parents selling their children into slavery or forced marriages in Pakistan, and in one instance, for a bag of flour.
IRIN