Minecraft challenge breathes new life into China’s rich cultural past
Gamers digitally re-create and interpret ancient settings to viewers' delight.
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‘My daughter keeps asking where’s grandma’: Son mourns Indonesian helper’s death in Hong Kong fire
More than 3,000km away in a village in Central Java, Indonesia, the family of domestic helper Darwati is still waiting to receive her remains so they can begin to say a proper…
Heritage for hire in Delhi? The idea stirs a monumental debate
Concerns arise among heritage enthusiasts who fear damage from large, boisterous events like weddings and disrespect to historical sites.
How Bangladesh fought a global war without guns
Prof Rehman Sobhan, economist and political analyst, was special envoy of the Mujibnagar Government during the Liberation War in 1971. At the "Itihas Adda" hosted by The Daily…
Living with stigma, state inaction: What it’s like for some of Indonesia’s HIV-positive kids
Health advocates highlight the need for integrated social support as stigma against HIV persists.
What happens when you let women live alone? Pakistan needs to find out
Pakistan’s economic future grows stronger when women have the freedom to live, and work, on their own terms.
Can we build a digital world where women are not erased?
From who gets to be visible historically to which version of a woman appears first in a search result today, patriarchal narratives continue to dominate.
Nepal’s far-western settlements rejoice as clean water reaches homes
Awareness, affordability and behavioural change remain obstacles.
Undocumented Nepalis face exploitation in Greece’s strawberry fields
Thousands of Nepalis in Greece work without documents, facing long hours and poor living conditions.
The open manhole that laid bare Karachi’s systemic rot
This year alone, 23 people have died in Karachi by falling into manholes and open sewers, of whom eight were children.