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	Mental Torture in Malaysia The exquisite, completely unnecessary practice favoured by parents in Malaysia known as extra tuition. NIGEL LIM
	Chinese Student Offers to Pay for Job With hundreds of students competing for that one job, one guy had no choice but to resort to this – the “negative salary”. Staff Writer
	Hard Work, Hard Life Blogger and student leader, Chantal Eco, shares with us the plight of dockyard workers in Leyte, Philippines, who survive with what little they have. CHANTAL ECO
	Persian Pipe Dreams: Hope or Hoax? Faced with unemployment and poverty at home, Nepalis dream of becoming labourers in the Middle East. KRYSTINA DERRICKSON

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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