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Rano the bear’s injuries, psychological trauma are microcosm of suffering endured by animals at Karachi Zoo

Rano’s escape from the zoo is emblematic of what is possible when trained hands, structured care, and institutional transparency align. But her story also reveals the extent of…

  • Published: December 5, 202510:00 am
  • Author Aniqa Atiq Khan
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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.

  • Published: December 4, 20259:47 am
  • Author Md Abbas
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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…

  • Published: December 2, 20257:57 am
  • Author Nur Janti and Kharishar Kahfi
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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,…

  • Published: December 2, 20257:56 am
  • Author Dr Saima Bint-e-Saif
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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.

  • Published: December 1, 20257:54 am
  • Author Syarafana Shafeeq
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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…

  • Published: November 28, 20259:55 am
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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.

  • Published: November 25, 20257:53 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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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.

  • Published: November 21, 20257:53 am
  • Author Fatima S Attarwala
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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…

  • Published: November 19, 20257:59 am
  • Author Muzhira Amin
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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…

  • Published: November 17, 20257:57 am
  • Author Jessica Novia

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