Global Voices Online

Unheard Voices on the increasing trend of child labour in Bangladesh.

Nagalim.co.uk, a community site for the Naga indigenous people, has news and backgrounds on the recent violence in Assam, India which led to the death of 47 persons and eviction of many people.

Back to Bangladesh reports that the Custom House Automation Project of Chittagong port, the largest port in Bangladesh was successfully completed with local skills (no foreign consultants or companies were involved).

Bridge to Bhutan quotes Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley, who reminded the world of a wake up call while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly recently: “Economic well being is not human well being,” and “the main cause of the financial crisis nations faced today was the result of ‘living beyond our means‘.”