American dream turned nightmare: Deported Bangladeshi migrants recount hunger, abuse and shattered hopes
Earlier this year, 187 Bangladeshis had already been deported from the US.
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Academic colonialism concerns haunt rare rafflesia sighting
Anger at the University of Oxford regarding the lack of credit on social media for Indonesian researchers and collaborators in research about world’s largest flower rafflesia…
How climate change is rewriting childhood in Pakistan
Children in low and middle-income countries, such as Pakistan, are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the disasters it triggers, due to several biological, social,…
Young and on the streets: Number of under-35s rough sleeping on the rise in Singapore
Young Singaporeans are increasingly facing homelessness due to family conflicts, mental distress, and lack of financial resources to secure housing.
Chinese trains, tourists and money are flooding Laos. Locals wonder if it makes sense
Chinese investments – like the high-speed rail from Yunnan to Vientiane – have transformed parts of the country and brought tourists in, but also saddled it with debt. Facing…
What drove South Korea’s school meal workers out of the kitchen?
Toxic kitchens and growing work-related illnesses made them walk out, workers say.
All that glitters: The rise and rise of gold in Pakistan
In an economy where trust in institutions falters, Pakistanis are turning to the oldest currency of confidence.
She never got her period, and no one told her why
Behind closed doors and clinic walls, doctors in Pakistan are treating a rare condition reported in 1 in 5,000 girls: the Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, where a…
Under the red light: The hidden lives of Singapore’s sex workers
Those interviewed by The Straits Times say they want less stigma. They want the public to see them as people who make decisions under constraints, not as caricatures of vice or…
Tourism on islands dubbed “Malaysia’s Maldives” is booming, but now straining hidden paradise
Increased tourism is stressing coral reefs, with coral cover declining from nearly 60 percent to 50 percent per a 2024 survey. Six islands, meanwhile, are closed for marine…