Easing the pain in south Asia
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WITHIN seconds, unexpected devastation swept through Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Indonesia, and Thailand changing the lives of millions.
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MADRAS, India, Dec. 26 -- On a balmy Sunday morning at Marina Beach, Brajita Poulose, 45, her husband, two sons and four other relatives strolled along the shore in the sunshine, enjoying the ocean breeze. Young men were playing cricket, joggers trotted past food vendors, fishermen hauled in their nets. Then, without warning, the placid ocean turned violent.
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CHENNAI, India  - A 1-week yoga program reduced stress and anxiety among survivors of the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean islands of Andaman and Nicobar in December 2004, researchers from India report.
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Pakistan is a good example of a country that is learning fast but late about the threat of HIV/Aids. Unlike India, recorded prevalence in Pakistan is small and the authorities are working to keep it that way.
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Home to some 1.5 billion people, South Asia is paying a high price to access the Internet as service providers have been slow to deliver cheaper broadband connections, analysts say.
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ISLAMABAD, DECEMBER 28: The differences between India and Pakistan may not be bridged in a day but a hard business proposal and a softer oneâwith a human touchâbroke the ice today.
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More than 19,000 people were killed in countries across South and Southeast Asia, with thousands more missing or unreachable.
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Support groups that discuss health  issues during pregnancy and after childbirth can help to reduce  infant and maternal deaths in poor countries, researchers said  on Friday.
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The current mindset in Pakistan appears to be flexible on the Kashmir issue. Similarly, flexibility is needed from the Indian side.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Kegalle Panangarama, a Buddhist monk and community leader, expressed frustration as he outlined the obstacles plaguing local recovery efforts in his tsunami-wrecked region.
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The area in South Asia devastated by powerful tidal waves is popular with tourists attracted to the beaches and diving.
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The disaster in Southeast Asia touches us all. Areas, which were already very poor has been affected by incomprehensible destruction.
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Some on-the-ground research from my recent vacation to Southeast Asia.
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'One is not advocating that you have to necessarily come back to the country to repay what it has done for you. But give your country a thought.' Ashutosh Gowariker discusses Swades.
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By Aranee Jaiimsin, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb.
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History suggests that South Asia's tsunami tragedy could engender regional political fallout.
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Still grappling with how to keep the global economy out of a crippling recession, the World Economic Forum confronted the urgent need to bring peace and stability to global hotspots like Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East.