Electric revolution in transport sector
Green and yellow auto rickshaws chug through the crowded streets of New Delhi. Tuk tuks sputter on the roads in Thailand to tourists’ delight.
Millions in South and Southeast Asia rely on these three wheelers—known variously as rickshaws, tuk tuks or tricycles—as an affordable mode of transportation.
But while beloved by many, the vehicles are also blamed for bottleneck congestion and pollution, spewing carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and particle matters that become trapped inside the lungs.
“In many places both inside China and in other Asian cou...
But while beloved by many, the vehicles are also blamed for bottleneck congestion and pollution, spewing carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and particle matters that become trapped inside the lungs.
“In many places both inside China and in other Asian cou...
Birangona women: ‘Tell the world our story’
When writer and actor Leesa Gazi was 17, her father told her a story that would leave an indelible mark. He said that after the end of the 1971 war – the war that gave Bangladesh its independence from Pakistan – he crossed paths with a convoy of trucks full of women. These were the women people had been whispering about, the ones captured from their village homes and interred in rape camps, most having witnessed the death of their family members. He saw hundreds and hundreds of them, standing up in those trucks as they were finally freed, and this was one of the abiding images he carried with him as his country took its first steps into nationhood.
Life on the streets, but to accept
When Ashraful decided he wanted a better education, he didn’t realize that it would drive him away from his family and lead him to a life on the streets, selling newspapers for a pittance just to get by.
Ashraful knew what he wanted in life — a better education. And for the then 14-year-old, that opportunity lay in the busy metropolis of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Filled with hope and determination, Ashraful left his family and the village he’d known his whole...
Filled with hope and determination, Ashraful left his family and the village he’d known his whole...
British newspaper bosses optimistic on print future
The future of news is not just about print versus digital as delivery mechanism, but what is the best user experience, said Jay Lauf, publisher at Quartz. Thereby, it would not be wondering sometimes print is better than digital.
Quartz is the business news publication of the Atlantic Media Company and was launched in 2012. Though digital media weighs heavily on the market of print version of news, British media bosses said they are still optimistic on the future of the traditional dissemination vehicle, reports Xinhua.
Kids practice reading to shelter cats
It's an adorable win-win situation: Kids can practice reading while shelter cats get the affection they need.
Organized by the Animal Rescue League -- an animal shelter in Berks County, Penn. -- "Book Buddies" is a program that allows children to read to cats who are waiting to be adopted.
The program, which aims to both improve reading skills among children and help the shelter animals, allows kids ages 6 to 13 at any reading level to participate, according to Metro.
Earlier this month, "Book Buddies" g...
The program, which aims to both improve reading skills among children and help the shelter animals, allows kids ages 6 to 13 at any reading level to participate, according to Metro.
Earlier this month, "Book Buddies" g...
