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,
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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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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.
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Translator Goeun Jo explores The Darker Nations, tracing the Third World as a political project rather than a group of poor countries. Her review reflects on its legacy and what it reveals about Korea and the world today.
South Korea and Japan's wood pellet imports from Vietnam cause severe pollution and climate injustice. Fueled by subsidies and regulatory loopholes, supply chain contamination and data manipulation remain unchecked, demanding urgent countermeasures.
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Translator Goeun Jo explores how Thai youth continue to imagine democratic change despite repeated political setbacks. Their stories offer timely reflections on solidarity, resilience, and hope across borders.