Ignorance that Kills
Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies.
INNA HUDAYA
Action Against Dengue Begins to Pay Off
Sri Lanka makes progress in the battle against mosquito-borne dengue fever.
IRIN
Extreme Rehab
Resource-strapped villages in Nepal chain up child drug addicts.
IRIN
Leave The Women To Starve
In Nepal, gender discrimination fuels malnutrition.
IRIN
Digital Vaccine for Malaria
Cambodia uses text messaging as weapon in malaria war.
IRIN
Menstrual Quarantine
Monthly imprisonment for women in Nepal.
IRIN
Give Us the Meat
China's soaring meat consumption spells trouble.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
Cancer in a Nut
The betel nut is causing rates of oral cancer to rocket in the Indian subcontinent, with children as young as four its biggest users.
IRIN
Chickpea Therapy
Chickpea goes to the rescue of children in Pakistan, who are suffering “critical levels” of malnutrition after the devastating floods of 2010.
IRIN
Li Na – Rewriting Chinese Competitive Sports
Her victory at Roland Garros has proven that Chinese players can defy the state system – and still win.
王学进 WANG XUEJING
Female Genital Mutilation – on the Rise in Indonesia
More and more female babies, even adults, are being circumcised in the name of faith, despite a government ban.
IRIN Contributor
The Dirt on Hotel Cleanliness
Fell sick on your last trip? Your hotel room may be to blame.
SIMONE VAZ