Rambling in Jaffna: An Ode to the Past
A nostalgic writer and traveller revisits the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka.
RASIKA JAVAKODY
Four vignettes on the godly and not-so-godly
First, the dog that was almost stoned to death, by holy decree.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
The world's largest group of homeless people
Of a Hollywood star, summer camp and a country that remains far out of reach.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Rohingyas Seek Opportunities in Malaysia
With oppression and limited opportunities in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, Rohingya youths travel south.
IRIN
Japanese “Comfort Women” Served US Soldiers
In images: Japan recruited its own comfort women for U.S. military use after World War II.
谢谢YaHoO
Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Bordertown Goes Underground
Nearly 60,000 flee as soldiers along the Thai-Cambodian border dig in and build bunkers amidst fierce fighting.
IRIN
Shia-Sunni Conflict - Say Goodbye Or Die
Violence in Pakistan forces Shia Muslims out of their hometowns.
IRIN
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
US-Pakistani relations: Mutual BS*
A Pakistani writer looks at the ties between the two countries and decides to call it what it is.
KALSOOM
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
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
Libya: Asia's Ambivalence
China and India abstained from the UN vote, then other Asian countries kept quiet or issued statements that stopped short of supporting the resolution to intervene in Libya. Why?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
That uneasy calm of Jerusalem broken
These are not the best of days in Israeli-Palestinian relations, and matters will not be helped by this: the first terrorist attack in Jerusalem since 2008 and the city's first bus bombing in almost a decade.
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