Languages
Saturday, September 19, 2026
News and Views from the Global South
TSUNAMI-IMPACT: Tamil Group Offers Alternative to Sauna-Like Tents
For the past week, Thurai Chandrakumar has led a gang of 11 men in a construction spree aimed at building shelters with local conditions in mind. Here, the day gets progressively hotter and by mid-morning temperatures in this village are almost furnace-like.THAILAND: Opposition Struggles to Thwart Thaksin’s Second Onslaught
The outcome of Thailand's parliamentary election on Feb.6 will help answer a question that has gained prominence in the final hours ahead of the poll: Do Thais worship leaders with absolute power?TSUNAMI-IMPACT: Maldives Needs Tourists, Desperately
Tourism is getting a new coat of respectability as an industry that offers a lifeline to help countries devastated by the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami.HEALTH: Vigilance The Only Way to Fight Bird Flu Pandemic – Experts
South-east Asian countries grappling with fresh outbreaks of bird flu are displaying strong faith in the transparency of authorities as the fight against the lethal disease picks up, marking a departure from the secrecy that governments resorted to last year.TSUNAMI-IMPACT: Muslim Solidarity Missing in the Aftermath of Killer Waves
If the Islamic world needs another reason to nail Osama bin Laden as more of a monster who thrives on killing than having a heart for the world's victims, then Muslims should listen to the silence pouring forth from the al-Qaeda leader's camp since the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami.BURMA: Quit Trading With Junta or Risk Shame, Warns Global Union
Rolls Royce, a venerated name in British corporate culture, is in the spotlight for making a turn that betrays its commitment to social responsibility.TSUNAMI-IMPACT: India Shifts Regional Geopolitical Cards
Within a month of the tsunamis battering 12 countries across South and South-east Asia together with East Africa, India has gained a new political foothold in the Indian Ocean region.WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: In Thailand, Poor Show Power from the Streets
Prasittiporn Kan-Onsri spends long hours plotting to shake up Thailand's political establishment. D-Day for the 38-year-old activist is Feb. 6 when the country goes to the polls to elect a new parliament.HEALTH: Bird Flu Worry in Tsunami-Hit Asia
While South and South-east Asia struggles with the mounting death toll after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, a more dangerous killer - bird flu - has started to rear its ugly head in some parts of the region.DEVELOPMENT: Don’t Let Tsunami Wash Out Millennium Goals – U.N.
Although small, Singapore's response to aid fellow South-east Asian neighbour Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami is being hailed by a regional development expert as a pivotal step in the global race to rid the world of poverty.POLITICS-THAILAND: When Democracy Gives Way to One-Party Rule
As a parliamentary election looms, Thailand's incumbent prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, appears set to place his country firmly within the ambit of a political tradition that marks out South-east Asia - namely the triumph of one-party states.TSUNAMI IMPACT: Ranks of the New Poor Swell
Philip De Vota has joined the ranks of Sri Lanka's poor for the first time in his 54 years. This reality since the day after Christmas last month gnaws at him, leaving him ''depressed''.TSUNAMI IMPACT: In Sri Lanka, Disaster May Yet Aid Unity
These are surreal times for Sri Lanka’s political leaders. Never before have they been sought after, sympathised with and offered promises of assistance from an impressive list of international figures as has happened since the tsunamis ravaged the coast of this island nation.TSUNAMI IMPACT: Sri Lankans Ask ‘Where Do We Begin?’
Mohamad Nawaz's eyes brim with tears as he stares at the wreck that was once his four-roomed home a short walk from the beach of this fishing village on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. What was once his furniture is scattered nearby. A damp stench hangs in the air.CHALLENGES 2004-2005: Push for Moderate Islam in South-East Asia
Indonesia's new president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, steps into the political limelight just as South-east Asia's identity as a symbol of moderate Islam gets increasingly bruised by the region's own Muslims.THAILAND: Thaksin’s Shoot-from-the-Hip Courts Regional Backlash
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in danger of becoming the loose cannon among South-east Asian leaders due to his shoot-from-the-hip tendency in responding to the violence in this country's southern provinces.BURMA: Labour Body Could Crack the Whip on Junta
Will Burma's military regime finally have to pay a price for its continued practice of forced labour?CAMBODIA: Crusader Takes on Criminals to ‘Rescue’ Sex Workers
For the past eight years, Pierre Legros refused to be cowed by the death threats that often followed his mission - helping to free girls and women trapped in Cambodia's sex industry. But now, the Frenchman has a reason to pause.CAMBODIA: Crusader Takes on Criminals to ‘Rescue’ Sex Workers
For the past eight years, Pierre Legros refused to be cowed by the death threats that often followed his mission - helping to free girls and women trapped in Cambodia's sex industry. But now, the Frenchman has a reason to pause.ECONOMICS-ASIA: Beware of the Growth Deception, Warns U.N. Body
A regional U.N. body is displaying rare courage in knocking down the mantra that impressive economic growth figures are a panacea to help developing countries rise out of poverty.THAILAND: Thaksin Outlaws VCD Challenging State Over Muslim Deaths
While the world marked human rights day, the Thai government chose the occasion to step on the citizen's right to information by declaring illegal a video compact disc (VCD) containing footage of Thai troops suppressing Muslim demonstrators.« Previous Page — Next Page »
The Week with IPS
NEXT STOP - SDGs
Tracking global progress towards a sustainable world
Tracking global progress towards a sustainable world
