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Only Indians Can Clean India

I have been following the “Garbage Free India” initiative on Facebook and it has finally given me a incentive to put pen to paper. The initiative aims at sensitising people to keep India garbage free. It talks about “spre...

by Nishant

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WATCH: China Builds a Replica of Paris…Now it’s a Ghost Town

If you took a one day trip from from Shanghai to Tianducheng in China’s Zhejiang province, you will be confronted by a 354-foot mini replica of the Eiffel tower. Development on this Paris replica in China began in 2007, at ...

by Natasha Lipman

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Occupy Central with Love and Peace

Occupy Central with Love and Peace, or Occupy Central in short, does not refer to the Hong Kong version of the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. Nor is it a romantic title of a melodrama. Instead, it is a pro...

by Bryan Chan

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WATCH: Pakistani TV Host Gives Away Babies on Primetime Ramadan Show

A TV presenter in Pakistan is under fire for giving away abandoned babies to childless couples on his hit religious quiz show. Televangelist Dr. Amir Liaquat Hussain has gifted two babies so far during the month of Ramadan, ...

by Salman Latif

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Geopolitics in Asia-Pacific: China, Japan and the US

The long-awaited rise of China has arrived, and with it, geopolitical concerns. Japan and the United States have been the principal victims of this rising. Both countries, allies since 1945, now face tough competition in light ...

by Francisco Ambrogi

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The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

A month ago, the smog or haze from burning peats in Indonesia blanketed the region, raising alarms over health concerns of the young and elderly. There were increased reports of respiratory problems and eye infections. This ye...

by Gaanashree Wood

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Beyond Malala.

When 12th July is celebrated world over as “Malala Day” and as the smart little girl steps up to make a speech to the world audience, no Pakistani can deny the sense of pride that she brings home. But this episode o...

by Reda Cheema

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‘Gender-Based Violence’ Mapping in Cambodia

The Open Institute NGO has launched a crowdsourced gender-based violence mapping tool in Cambodia to promote and protect women rights. Notably, gender-based violence has remained a significant issue in Cambodia. A UN repor...

by Sopheap Chak

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Myanmar’s Poor, Young Glue Sniffers

Inhalant abuse through the use of cheap glue is a worsening problem among poor children in Myanmar. Yin Yin Hnoung, a medical student from the University of Medicine in Mandalay, interviewed some of these children and analysed...

by Chan Myae Khine

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Only Indians Can Clean India

WATCH: China Builds a Replica of Paris…Now it’s a Ghost Town

Occupy Central with Love and Peace

WATCH: Pakistani TV Host Gives Away Babies on Primetime Ramadan Show

Geopolitics in Asia-Pacific: China, Japan and the US

The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

Beyond Malala.

‘Gender-Based Violence’ Mapping in Cambodia

Myanmar’s Poor, Young Glue Sniffers

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