Not wasted: Sewage in Nepal serves as affordable virus warning tool

Sep 11,2020
A pungent smell hangs in the early morning air as researchers collect samples of sewage dumped into a river in Nepal -- a cost-effective way to trace the coronavirus spread for the resource-strapped Himalayan nation. 
The neglected water and sanitation crisis
Sep 11
THE COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the importance of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. As we all know now, hand washing is one of the best frontline defences against the virus.
HOW TO SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU HAVE TO HELP SUPPORT FAMILY
Sep 10

COVID-19 pandemic threatens lives of millions of children: UN
Sep 10
New mortality estimates published by the UN's children's fund UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group found that 2019 saw the lowest number of global under-five deaths on record.
Nobel Prize-winning economist urges global cooperation in digital trade
Sep 07
NOBEL Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on Saturday urged the avoidance of zero-sum thinking and nationalistic mentalities so that all countries can reap the benefits of digital trade. 
Leveraging innovation, partnership to shore up food security in Asia and the Pacific
Sep 07
TRANSFORMING food systems in Asia and the Pacific to make them more sustainable, resilient and productive, is vital for countries to rebound from the impact of COVID-19 ------
Mara’s Army in Bago
Sep 06
PEGU, or Bago, was the capital of the Hanthawady Kingdom, located about 50 miles north-east of Yangon.