BURMA

AIDS SOARS

FRESH CASES OF TB

Burmese teak profitable for Indian traders

The pressing need for foreign exchange is being cited as the reason for the government giving in to demands from timber traders to be allowed to …

REBELS FURTHER REBEL

Volatile threat

Andaman archipelago on alert, following warnings of possible volcano eruption

SHARE THE FLAME

Locals get firm

Savour the tang: Manipur’s heimang is a versatile ingredient in Asian cuisines and packs a nutritional punch

Despite its extraordinary versatility, heimang has not yet found widespread commercial use

Taste of Burma in New York

Hoihnu Hauzel recalls her love for Burma and its food

Land reform in reverse gear in Asian countries, says report

It claims that 6 per cent of farm owners hold two-thirds of agricultural land in the continent, putting livelihoods of millions of small farmers …

Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia

Training in green skills must for youth: report

Victims of a green cause

Wildlife decline causes human trafficking, child slavery: study

Depletion of species has increased the need for labour