US resettlement plans give hope to Bhutanese refugees

A few weeks ago, I reported on the sad crisis of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali descent living in refugee camps in the poor districts of Jhapa and Morang in eastern Nepal. Bhutan has refused to budge on the issue, arguing now that repatriating the refugees would be "importing...

Indonesia to shift 3,000 families away from mud flow on Java

"Indonesia will resettle more than 3,000 families whose houses have been swamped by mud surging from a gas exploration site and will dump the sludge into the sea to avoid more destruction, a minister said Wednesday. The mud appeared after an accident occurred deep in a...