Indonesia to close Komodo island, leaving guides and villagers in the lurch, Asia News,KOMODO, Indonesia – Almost every day 20-year-old Rizaldian Syahputra puts on his blue uniform, laces up his high boots and leaves his wooden house on stilts for a job many nature-lovers would envy. But by next yea
Myanmar village burned after fighting; residents blame security forces, Asia News,Security forces set ablaze a village in central Myanmar after clashing there with opponents of the ruling junta, leaving at least two elderly people burned to death, several village residents said on Wednesday (June 16
'Fake' doctor accused of infecting 46 Indians with HIV, Health News,New Delhi – India is investigating claims an unlicensed doctor infected at least 46 people with HIV by re-using syringes, the latest case to expose the paucity of healthcare in the country of 1.25 billion. Police in Uttar
Oscar nomination for film about India all-women news team that reports on lowest caste and rural poor, Entertainment News,The pioneering team at an all-women, rural news organisation in northern India say they are ecstatic after a documentary film on their crusading reporting, especially around the
Indian boy shot dead in police crossfire, Asia News,LUCKNOW, India – An eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in police crossfire in northern India, an officer said on Thursday (Jan 18). Madhav Bharadwaj was playing with friends in Uttar Pradesh state when he was shot dead in front of his grandfath
Xi Jinping surprises Beijingers with casual pre-CNY visit, China News,BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping dropped in on surprised diners at a small Beijing restaurant and chatted with deliverymen on Friday (Feb 1) on an apparently unscripted visit ahead of next week's Chinese New Year holida
Myanmar's renewed war scatters tens of thousands to forests, Asia News,Some camps dotted in the forest have a few dozen people, some more than a thousand. The displaced sleep packed together under plastic sheeting for protection from Myanmar's monsoon rains. Food is short and there are sig
