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SouthAsiaWired

  1. "The brown stuff" - read & hear what effect heroin has on the lives of young people in the Maldives: rnw.nl/english/radios… #SouthAsiaWired
  2. Our colleagues at RNW's Dutch dept. sign off today as their service comes to an end after 65 yrs. See the preparations: rnw.nl/nederlands/vid…
  3. Religious tensions flare in #SriLanka after Buddhist monks storm a mosque in Dambulla. More at RNW's South Asia Wired: rnw.nl/english/articl…
  4. Press freedom in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka is worsening. Read more here: rnw.nl/english/articl… #RNW
  5. What next for Nepal's Maoists? Hear it on this week's South Asia Wired podcast: rnw.nl/english/radios…
  6. Bangladesh hosts @WorldPressPhoto exhibition, which celebrates the best in worldwide photojournalism. More here: rnw.nl/english/articl… #Drik
  7. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre stages Hindi, Urdu, Bangla and Gujarati versions of the bard's famous plays. More here: rnw.nl/english/radios…
  8. Over half a million female fetuses are aborted each year in India. Read why (and what to do against it) here: rnw.nl/english/articl…
  9. South Asia Wired: Hear the story of a UK-trained, Sinhalese doctor who works in Tamil-dominated NW-Sri Lanka: rnw.nl/english/radios…
  10. Did you know India currently has more mobile phones than toilets? and we have more toilet news on week's show: bit.ly/zj8mBj
  11. Listen to this week's South Asia Wired, which includes Bangladeshi photographer @Shahidul Alam! Listen here: rnw.nl/english/radios…
  12. From dreams to deception; hear more about Nepal's ongoing battle with human trafficking in this week's show : rnw.nl/english/node/6…
  13. US is set to table a resolution against #SriLanka at this month's session of the UN Human Rights Council. rnw.nl/english/articl… #Tamils
  14. Despite a EU ban, old ships still end up on S. Asia's scrapyard beaches. Bad for workers and environment. More here: rnw.nl/english/articl…
  15. The Sri Lankan government is banning its roti and eating it too. Read about it here: on.fb.me/qOUnhJ
  16. India's anti-corruption movement turned disillusioned. Read more about it here: bit.ly/zW86m9
  17. Listen to a report on Kumaré on this week's South Asia Wired here: download.radionetherlands.nl/rnw/smac/cms/e…