Bird strikes: How pilots and airports around the world handle them
A bird strike is a collision between a bird and an aircraft in flight, typically during take-off and landing at lower altitudes.
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Inside the secret torture cells of the former Awami League government of Bangladesh
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday visited three spots in Dhaka that were previously used as torture cells and secret prisons, commonly known as Aynaghar (house…
Lured to work in ‘scam centers,’ Filipinos pay for freedom or escape
There are still approximately 500 Filipinos trapped in scam centers in Myanmar, according to authorities.
100 days of solitude: Hunger, strife and despair in Parachinar
Sporadic violence stemming from Kurram's complex issues has brought life for its 800,000 people to a standstill.
Manila airport ranked the world’s worst. Can privatisation deliver a makeover?
Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has long been notorious for its lengthy waiting times, power failures and even bedbug-infested rattan chairs.
Degrees of danger: Beating the heat in Southeast Asia
Heat in Southeast Asia is unlike anywhere else. Not only are people chronically exposed to the heat in the tropics, but the region’s high humidity also worsens the discomfort.
Shamans and presidents: A history of strange intermixing in South Korean politics
Though allegations tying Noh Sang-won, former chief of the Defence Intelligence Command, to shamanism may seem unusual, in South Korea, politics and shamanism have frequently…
Parking wealth under the Dubai sun
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Democracy ends where leadership begins
Dynastic politics, personality cults plague Bangladesh's political parties.
Geoeconomics: The new geopolitics in Nepal
As Nepal struggles to balance the competing interests of India, China, and the US, the geopolitical rivalries offer economic growth and cooperation opportunities, and experts call…