| MYANMAR: Growing number of Kachin IDPs |
 | WAIMAW، 29/10/2012 (IRIN) - Ongoing sporadic fighting in northern Myanmar between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is pushing up the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs). full report |
| BANGLADESH: UNHCR calls on Dhaka to open border |
 | BANGKOK، 29/10/2012 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called on Bangladesh to open its borders to Rohingyas fleeing sectarian violence in Myanmar. full report |
| MYANMAR: Call for international monitors in Rakhine |
 | BANGKOK، 30/10/2012 (IRIN) - Rights activists have called for international monitors to safeguard the lives of thousands of Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State following last week’s deadly sectarian violence. full report |
| In Brief: Malaria summit opens in Sydney |
 | BANGKOK، 31/10/2012 (IRIN) - More than 200 health experts have gathered in Sydney for a three-day conference to bolster political commitment to tackle the spread of malaria. full report |
| Analysis: Why dead body management matters |
 | BANGKOK، 31/10/2012 (IRIN) - Dead body management is a key element of disaster response: How corpses are dealt with can have a profound impact and long-lasting effect on the mental health of survivors and communities, say experts. full report |
| MYANMAR: Kachin conflict displaces tens of thousands |
 | BANGKOK، 31/10/2012 (IRIN) - More than 75,000 people remain displaced in Myanmar's northern Kachin State following the collapse of a 17-year ceasefire between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), which has been fighting for greater autonomy for the past six decades. full report |
| AFGHANISTAN: Disease outbreaks prompt action |
 | DUBAI، 1/11/2012 (IRIN) - Afghanistan is taking steps to improve its routine immunization coverage, after a drop in coverage led to a sharp increase in measles outbreaks last year, killing more than 300 children. full report |
| SRI LANKA: Government moves on disaster data-sharing |
 | BANGKOK، 1/11/2012 (IRIN) - The Sri Lankan government is working to improve its disaster response capacity by sharing geographic data, say experts. full report |
| SLIDESHOW: The A-9 highway, a lifeline in Sri Lanka |
 | KANDY/JAFFNA، 1/11/2012 (IRIN) - The A-9 highway in Sri Lanka plays a symbolic role connecting the central and northern parts of the island. The road - which connects the city of Kandy, in the central hills of the island, with Jaffna, a city on the Northern Peninsula - runs through locations like Omanthai, Kilinochchi, Paranthan, Elephant Pass and Chavakachcheri, where fierce battles took place during the country’s long civil war. full report |
| SRI LANKA: Former IDPs want more than leaking shacks |
 | KILINOCHCHI، 2/11/2012 (IRIN) - Standing outside her battle-scarred home in northern Sri Lanka, Thangeswary Karuppaiyah dreams of one day rebuilding it. “I hope it’s soon. That’s what we are waiting for,” said the 55-year-old grandmother. full report |