Thursday, March 30, 2023
A host turns hostile
A s the circumstances deteriorate in Afghanistan, hundreds of Afghans – from government officials to activists and journalists, to members...
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Deadly toilet troubles
Pakistan’s devastating floods last year have worsened the water and sanitation problems particularly in the country’s rural areas.
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Thailand’s trillion-baht underground sex trade: challenges and a glimpse of hope
The illegal status of the sex industry in Thailand leaves loopholes for corruption, human rights abuse, and inequality, prompting calls...
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Myanmar’s new dark age
Myanmar’s battered economy flounders some more as power outages that began last year worsen.
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We run features, op-eds, analyses, and other original contents that probe issues around human rights and civil liberties, and illuminate the challenges of democratic governance in Asia as states and societies cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. We cover Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and South Asia.