Asia

The 25th August 2017 was the witness of the tragic Rohingya refugees from their homeland. The huge influx of about 1 million Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh was talk of the town then, across the World Community. The shift in global…

On 15 August 2025, Koreans celebrated one of the country’s most important national holidays, the 80th anniversary of National Liberation Day from Japan’s colonial rule from 1910 to 1945, with elaborate public events across the Korean peninsula. Liberation Day is…

19 August 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition welcomed the progress in the ongoing efforts to develop a Chemical Control Order (CCO) regulating benzene, a known carcinogen, by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental…

Philippine capital faces over 23,000 displaced residents as government pushes waste-to-energy project despite human rights concerns Manila City, Philippines – 18 August 2025 – Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is under fire for carrying out illegal and coercive evictions in Brgy. 128, Smokey Mountain,…

Guwahati: As the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival 2025 (CNFF-25) is set for 25 & 26 October next at Jyoti Chitraban film studio premises in Kahilipara, nearly 100 film works have reached the organizing committee this 15 August from various…

Nature is under relentless assault worldwide. Underground nuclear experiments, deforestation, mountain blasting for minerals, and even artificial cloud bursting disrupt natural ecosystems. Behind these destructive activities lies not the pursuit of human betterment but sheer greed and profit. This unchecked…

For nearly two years, Padma Joshi has been living with the same unanswered question—“When will my son come home?” Every day feels the same: she enters his room, stares at his neatly stacked books and folded clothes, and then sits…

Philippines. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) aims to preserve the country’s warm, colorful coral reefs by freezing its larvae in a cryobank very soon. This is a significant step in saving our vanishing coral reefs, and…

Guwahati: Commending the Assam government for deciding to name the under-construction Dighalipukhuri–Noonmati flyover in the city after legendary Kamrup ruler Prithu Maharaj, a forum of nationalist citizens appeals to the State chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, for erecting a life-size…

Watchdog Group Lists 48 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated With Mercury 15 August 2025, Quezon City.  As the eighth anniversary of the global entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is observed on August 16, the toxics watchdog group…