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.
Asia's cities face a severe housing crisis. Dunia explores five realities: Jakarta's commute hell, Delhi's migrant shelters, Manila's poverty, Srinagar's flood risks, and Seoul's semi-basements.
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.
Three Banten prosecutors in Indonesia were arrested for extorting 1.4 billion rupiah from a South Korean and a local defendant. They promised acquittal for IT Law charges but kept demanding more. The victims reported them to the KPK with video evidence. They are now on trial.
By Seulki Lee (DUNIA Editor-in-Chief, Journalist) – skidolma@thedunia.org In 2018, the most severe crackdown on the labor movement in Japan’s post-war history took place. Following a general strike led by the Kansai Nama-con Branch (hereafter "Kannama") of the All Japan Construction and
In April 2026, a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Andaman Sea en route to Malaysia. Of around 280 passengers, 25–30 suffocated in the hold and only 9 survived, highlighting the urgent need for international intervention.
Evidence obtained by Dunia supports the special prosecutor’s claim that Yun Young-ho pursued private interests. After receiving a royal decoration and Cambodian citizenship, he was involved in a $506 million development project, an SPC, and his own investment firm.
This reportage captures a solidarity movement in Kashmir, where people donate gold, vehicles, and livestock to support Iran. Rooted in shared history, it transcends sectarian divides and turns charity into a powerful collective and political statement.
A 26.7 billion KRW scam run by Koreans in Cambodia has been exposed. Posing as authorities, the group used “self-confinement” to isolate victims in hotels while tracking them via malicious apps. Based on exclusive internal records, Dunia reveals the scheme through a victim’s account.