- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Cybercrime, Global development, Human trafficking, Internet, Law, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, Technology, World 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 scammi…
- Global development, Human rights, India, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Baby dies after teargas fired at Rohingya trying to escape Indian detention centre
Child’s death follows hunger strike at Jammu & Kashmir jail amid increasing hostility towards 40,000 refug…
- Children, Food, Food & drink industry, Global development, India, Nutrition and development, South and Central Asia, Sugar, World 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 …
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Kashmiris mock ‘magnificent makeover’ of disputed capital for G20 summit
Social media users share images of soldiers hiding behind tourism posters as sign of the reality since India t…
- Bangladesh, Censorship, Global development, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, World 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 Act…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Global development, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
UN warns of ‘unconscionable’ cuts to Rohingya food rations as donations fall
World Food Programme calls for urgent $125m injection after being forced into axing supplies into Bangladesh r…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Indonesia, Malaysia, Migration, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
Sea ‘a graveyard’ as number of Rohingya fleeing Bangladesh by boat soars
UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700…
- Diabetes, Environment, Farming, Food, Global development, Global health, India, Rice, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Back to brown: how a shift away from refined white rice could cut diabetes
The secret to a healthier diet has been around for centuries: a return to unprocessed grain in its natural sta…
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World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister
Shahriar Alam criticises international community for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to press Myanmar’s junta to gu…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Myanmar, Photography, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘This is our documentary of the crisis we face’: the Rohingya smartphone photographers
Refugees who have fled Myanmar describe the risks and their sense of duty – as well as joy – in recording life…
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Rohingya crisis: plight of Myanmar’s displaced people explained in 30 seconds
One million Rohingya remain in Bangladesh refugee camps and the persecuted group has little hope of returning …
- Bangladesh, Conflict and arms, Global development, Migration and development, Myanmar, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Abandoned to their fate’: five years of agony for the 700,000 Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh
Myanmar’s crackdown in 2017 forced a vast wave of refugees across the border into already crowded and unsafe c…
- Africa, Aid, Bangladesh, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global development, Global health, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, South Sudan, UK news, World news
UK Foreign Office rushed £4.2bn of aid cuts, official audit finds
Support slashed despite warnings about impact, with offices told not to discuss plans with local partners, say…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Aid, Ethiopia, Global development, Humanitarian response, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, South Sudan, World news, Yemen
‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma
Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds …
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Myanmar junta accused of forcing people to brink of starvation
Advisory group say military has destroyed supplies, killed livestock and cut off roads used to transport food …