| MYANMAR: Demining moves a step closer |
 | YANGON، 22/10/2012 (IRIN) - A major Norwegian demining NGO says it is ready to begin mine-clearing in southeastern Myanmar once it receives a green light. “As soon as we get the go-ahead from both the government and relevant ethnic groups, we can start doing a survey, and then clearance,” Andreas Indregard, country director for NGO Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) in Myanmar, told IRIN. full report |
| BANGLADESH: Where landslides are becoming a man-made disaster |
 | CHITTAGONG، 23/10/2012 (IRIN) - Previously relocated residents of southeastern Bangladesh are returning to the sites of their former homes in hilly areas at high risk of landslides, say activists and locals. full report |
| Analysis: Mindanao’s uncertain road to peace |
 | COTABATO CITY، 24/10/2012 (IRIN) - The recent signing of an interim peace agreement between the Philippine government and the country’s largest Muslim insurgent group is fraught with uncertainty, say analysts. full report |
| PAKISTAN: Madrasas fill education gap in Karachi hotspot |
 | KARACHI، 24/10/2012 (IRIN) - When ethnic riots erupt in Karachi, Qasba Colony is usually the worst affected: The violence has taken a dramatic toll on education and the main beneficiaries are Islamic religious schools, or madrasas. full report |
| MYANMAR: UN calls for urgent action on Rakhine |
 | BANGKOK، 25/10/2012 (IRIN) - The UN is calling for urgent action in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State as levels of communal violence worsen. full report |
| AFGHANISTAN: Winter planning aims to save lives |
 | KABUL، 25/10/2012 (IRIN) - After last year’s Afghan winter - the harshest in 15 years - killed dozens of displaced children in urban settlements, government and aid agencies in Afghanistan are preparing themselves for the coming winter. full report |
| NEPAL: Radio stations ill-prepared for earthquakes |
 | KATHMANDU، 26/10/2012 (IRIN) - Radio stations in Nepal, critical sources of emergency information, are ill-prepared to withstand or operate in the event of an earthquake, experts warn. full report |