Thursday, 9 September 2010

POVERTY

DAN-CHYI CHUA
Before the Obama-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians can begin in Washington, they are already crying bloody murder in the holy land.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
The Israeli government voted to deport hundreds of children born to migrant workers  here in the country. It is astonishing how what would have been the country of Anne Frank has become one that deports children.
SARORN RON SIM
A child of war, Sarorn Sim grew up as a refugee in Canada embarrassed by his past and almost ashamed to say he was Cambodian. But he has since come to understand the complexity of suffering and the joy of rebirth.
KEY
What, or how long, does it take you to buy a property in China? This MTV has the answers.
PRATIMA MANANDHAR
Passionate and inspired by his environment, a young boy pushes against the grain of poverty for the right not to beg.
CHAN SOVANNARA
In Cambodia, vendors continue the tradition of using ox carts as part of their survival and identity.
ROLAND SOONG
Wuhan farmer emulates "Avatar" and uses home-made cannon to repel 100-man-strong eviction team.
VADIVU GOVIND. With additional reporting by HEATHER LIM.
In Singapore, migrant workers are transported in the back of lorries, like goods. asia! explores how concerned citizens could change that, before the next potential death.
HARI BHATTI
It’s modern, it’s catchy – but has India progressed enough to warrant such a new slogan?
DAYSHA EATON
More than three decades after the Vietnam War ended, explosive remnants from the conflict are still injuring and killing civilians in Vietnam.
CHANTAL ECO
Blogger and student leader, Chantal Eco, shares with us the plight of dockyard workers in Leyte, Philippines, who survive with what little they have.
EDWIN KOO
Meet two young journalists of the award-winning newspaper and find out how they beat all odds, in order to pursue their dreams.