2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1006+ words) The highly infectious, vaccine-preventable disease has escalated into a severe public health and economic crisis. Since March 15, more than 187,000 people—most of them children—have developed measles or measles-like symptoms. View all posts by Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary → DHAKA – Roman Pathan…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (830+ words) View all posts by The Jakarta Post → JAKARTA – A 16-year-old student in Karo regency, North Sumatra, has suffered memory loss, seizures and difficulty speaking after falling ill in a mass food poisoning incident linked to the government’s free nutritious meal…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1191+ words) While Bangladesh's urban consumers endlessly debate the nuances of milk tea versus plain tea, women in the Srimangal tea communities are reportedly eating tea-leaf paste to stave off hunger. View all posts by Murad Ansary, Afsana Sultana, and Kamal Uddin…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (654+ words) A week into the country’s deadliest disaster in a decade, mental health teams are only beginning to reach survivors and the deeper trauma may still be ahead. View all posts by Aarya Chand → KATHMANDU – For four days, a couple in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (823+ words) Displaced patients miss essential drugs while hospitals struggle with dwindling supplies, no fuel and worsening sanitation as insecurity spreads around shelters. View all posts by Arjun Poudel & Bimal Khatiwada → KATHMANDU – For Rekha Devi Gosain, surviving the flood was only the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1022+ words) In the Indonesian capital, children pay the price as outdoor playgrounds become dangerously hot during the day due to the lack of cover from heat. Experts urge rethinking design and materials to keep youngsters safe. View all posts by Miriam…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (974+ words) More than 3 million people in 37 cities and regencies nationwide have been directly exposed to smoke from wildfires, according to the Health Ministry, with affected regions noting a significant jump in respiratory cases since late July. View all posts by Rizal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (489+ words) Involuntary hunger among Filipino families eased to 20.3 percent in the June SWS survey, down from 23.2 percent in March. Yet nearly half—49 percent—of Filipino families still rate themselves as poor, with 14 percent on the borderline. View all posts by Inquirer…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) View all posts by Andrea Gregorio → MANILA – The Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA) and the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP) called for the deferral of the Department of Education’s nationwide live-shooter drills, saying the exercises expose learners to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (497+ words) View all posts by Dechen Dolkar → THIMPHU – Government expenditure, population size, and access to health and education services vary significantly across dzongkhags, highlighting persistent disparities in how people and public resources are distributed nationwide. This is according to the recent…...