投稿者: Kaamil Ahmed

Aung San Suu KyiChildren's rightsConflict and armsEducationGlobal developmentMyanmarSouth and Central AsiaWorld news

Myanmar junta ‘bombing schools’, with 170 sites hit in past three years – report

Analysis of imagery from conflict zones shows evidence of burned-out and flattened buildings, with long-term impacts on educationAirstrikes, arson, shelling and ground fighting between the military and armed rebel groups have damaged at least 174 schoo…

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Asia PacificCambodiaCybercrimeGlobal developmentHuman traffickingInternetLawMyanmarSouth and Central AsiaTechnologyWorld news

Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN

Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in south-east Asia run by…

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ChildrenFoodFood & drink industryGlobal developmentIndiaNutrition and developmentSouth and Central AsiaSugarWorld news

How food companies ‘sweetened the world’ – and increased the risk of disease

The hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste for sugar and salt that could have lasting effects on their healthThe bright red bottle of Sting, an energy drink, catches Sunita Devi’s eye w…

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BangladeshCensorshipGlobal developmentMediaNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesPress freedomSheikh HasinaSouth and Central AsiaWorld news

Bangladesh media in fear after PM’s ‘people’s enemy’ attack

Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security ActFour weeks ago, a reporter in Bangladesh was hauled from his office, badly beaten – and then thrown from the roof of his building, leaving him…

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