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A rose is lit by a candle as survivors, local residents and visitors gather for a ceremony for victims of the 2004 tsunami in Ban Nam Khem, a fishing village destroyed by the wave. Survivors of Asia's 2004 tsunami and relatives of its 226,000 victims crie
Environment
Survivors will never forget the day the tsunami hit
An immigrant laborer working in a landfill on Thilafushi, the island used for waste disposal in the Maldives.
Environment
An island of toxic trash plagues the Maldives
Arts, Culture & Media
Photographer’s images show faces of Myanmar’s transition
Figures in the shrines represent a multitude of personages from the Burmese pantheon, mixing figures of the Buddha with nat and weikza figures from traditional spirit worship. (Photo: Bruce Wallace)
Arts, Culture & Media
Spirits on the Streets of Yangon
Development & Education
As Myanmar’s politics change, rural farmers still looking for recovery of their own
Lifestyle & Belief
Yangon Muslims watch nervously as violence spreads in Myanmar
Preservationists worry economic growth may endanger Myanmar’s historic buildings
As Burma reforms, students clamor to learn English
Environment
A spectacle of biodiversity thrives off the shores of Yemen
Environment
Maldives working to be carbon-neutral by 2020
Global Politics
How Myanmar’s Political Change Impacts its Rural Poor
Conflict & Justice
Yangon Muslims Watch Nervously as Violence Spreads in Myanmar
Arts, Culture & Media
Awaiting President Obama in Myanmar
Arts, Culture & Media
Economic Growth Could Imperil Yangon’s Colonial-Era Buildings
Arts, Culture & Media
Side Effect: Burmese Punk
Mohamed Nasheed and Jon Shenk on the State of the Maldives
Business, Economics and Jobs
A Rush to Learn English in Myanmar
Conflict & Justice
Sanctions Block Burmese Rock Band Side Effect
Cruise Ship Costa Allegra Towed to the Seychelles
Conflict & Justice
Former Maldives President Calls for New Elections
Conflict & Justice
Climate-Crusading Maldives President Resigns
Business, Economics and Jobs
Maldives Looking At ‘Carbon Neutrality’ by 2020
UN Reaches Climate Deal in Durban, South Africa
Environment
Even in the Maldives, Climate Change Seems a Remote Threat for Many
Global Politics
Climate Change Talks in South Africa
Arts, Culture & Media
Sri Lanka Opens First Highway
Caravan of Hope
Global Politics
How 9/11 Changed Pakistan
China’s Climate Fan Fare
Bucket Brigade
Arts, Culture & Media
The Indian Ocean tsunami, five years later
Lifestyle & Belief
Somalian town falls to Islamist militia in ongoing struggles
Environment
Myanmar aid groups face steep challenges
Environment
The struggle to deliver aid to Burma
Environment
The latest from Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
Arts, Culture & Media
A lovers’ park in Sri Lanka
Arts, Culture & Media
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Lifestyle & Belief
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Conflict & Justice
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Global Politics
The tale of Diego Garcia
Conflict & Justice
Ship crews preparing for pirates
Global Politics
Geo answer
Environment
Geo Quiz
Global Politics
Getting international aid into Myanmar
Global Politics
Burma aid effort
Conflict & Justice
Humanitarian crisis in Mogadishu