(Long Read) Defying the Coup, Still in Hiding
Five years after the 2021 Myanmar coup, protesters still live in hiding. Survivors recount torture, prison and conscription as coup leader Min Aung Hlaing gains recognition as president. None regret it.
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Why India still uses pellet guns despite their human cost
Protesters said Delhi police used pellet guns at ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ rallies, reigniting debate over a weapon that has blinded hundreds in Kashmir. India’s Supreme Court rejected a ban petition on July 30, permitting exceptional use.
South Korea’s Quiet Pursuit of the Deep Sea
For decades, South Korea has eyed deep-sea mining. As the U.S. races to build its own critical minerals supply chains outside of China, Seoul may finally be ready to make a move, but private firms taking different paths could create unprecedented legal and geopolitical predicaments.
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What should I do, and how should I live? Whenever I faced these questions, I found myself wanting a life spent meeting new people, recording and sharing our conversations and what I experienced along the way. That desire took me to Indonesia just before I turned thirty. Starting in Jakarta,
🍏 <Dunia Letter> - No. 13
Dear DUNIA supporters and newsletter subscribers, This is Seulki Lee, founder and director of DUNIA. This is the first time I am writing to you through our newsletter since we published our launch investigation on November 7, 2025. From time to time, I have found myself quietly reading through the
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Myanmar's Coup Leader Is Now President: A 14-Day Field Report
Myanmar's diverse ethnicities and religions coexist amid the world's longest civil war. Since 2021, fear and surveillance grip it. Citizens reject the sham election and President Min Aung Hlaing.
The Invisible City: Life Beneath Delhi’s Rising Skyline
For 11 years, Ramesh has built Delhi's luxury towers while living in 8㎡ tin shacks. Crushed by costs, floods, and a failed welfare system, he remains a stranger in both his hometown and the city he built.
Heartbreak and hope go together in Nepal
Four days on, families search outside a Kathmandu hospital, poring over photos of the dead and clinging to clues like a ring or height to identify loved ones. The toll is nearing 700, likely to reach thousands—Nepal's worst disaster since 2015.
More clues about the Nepal-China flood
Satellite data shows a bedrock failure under a glacier on Langtang Lirung(7,245m)'s north face caused a magnitude-5.2 tremor and 200 million m³ of debris toward the border. 389 dead, 1,400 missing; debris has dammed the Lhende Khola, creating a new lake and flood risk.
Central Nepal flood, the day after
A 4.4-magnitude quake and an avalanche/glacial lake outburst on Mt Langtang Lirung flooded Nepal's Bhote Koshi River on Aug 26, killing 160 with 558 missing amid a recurring "Himalayan tsunami."
Jakarta's USD 18,800/m² District Gets a Housing Experiment
As Jakarta housing prices soar, an architect built resident-led co-housing on his own land. Residents split costs and leased the land, no developer involved, creating far cheaper homes near transit.
Jakarta’s Impossible Home, What Housing Really Costs in Indonesia’s Capital
Median-income Jakarta workers (~IDR 6M/month, $337) need nearly a decade to save an apartment down payment. High-end supply crowds out affordable housing, pushing residents to Bekasi, Depok, Tangerang with 2–3hr commutes.
Rising Heat in Asia: The Toll it Takes on Your Organs
As heatwaves intensify across Asia, interviews with Indian medical experts reveal how extreme heat affects each organ in the human body.
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[Dunia Book Club] Review of Vincent Bevins' The Jakarta Method
Through Vincent Bevins’s *The Jakarta Method*, this column examines Indonesia’s US-backed anti-communist massacres and their global legacy. Connecting Indonesia and Latin America with Korea’s own history, it asks how far today’s freedom and prosperity can be separated from past violence.