Tag: urban poor

The residents pleaded to authorities and tried to set up barricades to no avail as demolition teams entered the community

Many have come from the provinces in search of work that did not materialize or were forced from their homes by domestic abuse

The initiative aims to help the poor people in the Buddhist Klong Toei area and to foster inter-religious dialogue

The court said the residents were “within their rights when they went outside of their respective residences to plea for food”

New capital city will uproot thousands of indigenous people, and offers little incentive for poorer residents in Jakarta to move

Nearly 500 people have been left homeless by the demolitions over the past three months, sources said

In the Gospel story, the star supposedly inspired the wise men, or the three kings, to travel to Jerusalem in search of the Child Jesus

This year’s event turned “political” as the marchers trooped to the office of the country’s vice president to show support for her candidacy

The Khlong Toei slum, where an estimated 100,000 people live, has been a major concern as Thailand battles its third wave of the pandemic

Fear mounts for the stateless Vietnamese fishing community in Cambodia as COVID-19 rages on both sides of the border