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Downfall of Delhi's slums A bulldozer tears away at a slum in New Delhi on June 16 as authorities in India's capital took action in neighborhoods they described as illegally encroaching on government land. [1]

RANGOON — In late May, Ma Thida moved with her two children to Thalabaung village, a dirt poor slum in Mingaladon Township on Rangoon’s northern outskirts, where she built a small wood-and-thatch hut so they could live without having to pay rent. [2]

YANGON — Than Chaung was among the lucky ones when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar in 2008. He and his family survived the country’s worst natural disaster, fleeing to Yangon as the storm killed nearly 140,000 people and battered millions of homes. [3]

YANGON — Ei Cho Khine once had dreams of becoming a tour guide. As a student back in her village in Magwe Region in central Myanmar, she would often encounter groups of foreigners being led by tour guides while helping her parents at their Bein moke ... [4]

NEW DELHI -- Early this month, a group of workers arrived outside Komal's small shop on a busy New Delhi street to erect a green tarp they hoped would hide her and her neighbors from passersby. [5]

MUMBAI, India — Toxic homemade liquor has killed at least 94 slum dwellers in India’s financial capital Mumbai, with more than 45 in hospital, police said on Sunday, in the latest disaster involving moonshine. [6]

Thailand’s cities are under siege from climate risks. Without urgent intervention, the worst is yet to come. [7]

RANGOON — A short walk from the southern entrance of the Thiri Myaing railway station, bordered by middle-class apartment buildings and an international school for some of the country’s richest families, around 200 households eke out a modest existen... [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-20 · 64% match

Through the Lens: India demolishes slums and youth race for government jobs - Nikkei Asia

Downfall of Delhi's slums A bulldozer tears away at a slum in New Delhi on June 16 as authorities in India's capital took action in neighborhoods they described as illegally encroaching on government land.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-14 · 75% match

On Rangoon’s Sprawling Outskirts, Slum Dwellers Fear Forced Eviction

RANGOON — In late May, Ma Thida moved with her two children to Thalabaung village, a dirt poor slum in Mingaladon Township on Rangoon’s northern outskirts, where she built a small wood-and-thatch hut so they could live without having to pay rent.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-03-07 · 75% match

Nowhere to Call Home: Yangon Slum Dwellers Face Eviction Threat

YANGON — Than Chaung was among the lucky ones when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar in 2008. He and his family survived the country’s worst natural disaster, fleeing to Yangon as the storm killed nearly 140,000 people and battered millions of homes.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-02-20 · 71% match

Rapid Migration and Lack of Cheap Housing Fuels Yangon Slum Growth

YANGON — Ei Cho Khine once had dreams of becoming a tour guide. As a student back in her village in Magwe Region in central Myanmar, she would often encounter groups of foreigners being led by tour guides while helping her parents at their Bein moke

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-09-12 · 67% match

India's poor feel left out of G20 vision of 'inclusion'

NEW DELHI -- Early this month, a group of workers arrived outside Komal's small shop on a busy New Delhi street to erect a green tarp they hoped would hide her and her neighbors from passersby.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-22 · 55% match

Moonshine Kills at Least 94 in India City Slum

MUMBAI, India — Toxic homemade liquor has killed at least 94 slum dwellers in India’s financial capital Mumbai, with more than 45 in hospital, police said on Sunday, in the latest disaster involving moonshine.

[7] TH tdri.or.th · 2025-01-27 · 50% match

Structural Challenges for the Thai Economy: What Are the Causes of Thailand’s Long-Term GDP Projection Decline?

Thailand’s cities are under siege from climate risks. Without urgent intervention, the worst is yet to come.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-02-25 · 49% match

In Pictures: Life on the Other Side of the Tracks

RANGOON — A short walk from the southern entrance of the Thiri Myaing railway station, bordered by middle-class apartment buildings and an international school for some of the country’s richest families, around 200 households eke out a modest existen

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-03 · 40% match

As India Adds 100 Smart Cities, One Tells a Cautionary Tale

LAVASA, India — When David Cooper and his wife were looking for somewhere to retire, they wanted a place by a river or a lake, away from Mumbai’s congested streets, worsening pollution and vanishing green spaces.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-04-17 · 40% match

Bangkok Babylon

This week’s book was written by Jerry Hopkins, an author with over 30 books to his credit. He wrote Bangkok Babylon (ISBN 978-0-8048-4077-4, Tuttle Publishing) in 2005, but the subject matter makes this book really timeless.

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