adventure
Mt Everest Is Overcrowded With Climbers So Nepal Has Banned Photos of Them
The government can ban anyone found violating tourism rules from entering the country for up to five years or from mountaineering in Nepal for ten years.
Tsering D. Gurung
3.30.21
adventure
Meet the First People to Ever Climb K2 in Winter
“Many climbers have dreamt about the K2 winter ascent. We’re so glad that it’s a Nepali team that has accomplished this.”
Tsering D. Gurung
1.20.21
in limbo
‘The Pain is Still Inside Me’: No End In Sight to the Plight of Indonesia’s Ahmadiyah
Eleven years ago, an angry mob rampaged through an Ahmadiyah village in Lombok. Today, the displaced families are still waiting for help.
Tsering D. Gurung
9.18.17
climate change
Rising Sea Levels Will Displace Billions In Asia By 2100, Study Says
Climate change, not war, will likely trigger the worst refugee crisis the world's ever seen.
Tsering D. Gurung
7.25.17
Stop Street Harassment
'I Want to Encourage Women to Fight Back': Yacko Tells Us About the Inspiration Behind 'Hands Off'
The Indonesian rapper is tired of people acting like sexual harassment is a totally normal thing.
Tsering D. Gurung
7.25.17
Philippines
Islamist Separatists are Joining the Philippines' Bloody Drug War
What could go wrong?
Tsering D. Gurung
7.4.17
ramadan
It's Getting Harder and Harder to Celebrate Ramadan in Myanmar
Buddhist hardliners forced two madrassas to shut down before the start of the Holy Month.
Tsering D. Gurung
6.20.17