Fast economic growth often carries a high price for some of the poorest residents as slums are cleared, sometimes by force. But the Four Regions... Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights ...

BENGALURU: Nearly a week after the demolition of slum homes at Fakeer Layout and Wasim Layout in Kogilu near Yelahanka, which ...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Anabelle Elmedo lived for years with her family of six in an informal settlement in Quezon City in the Philippines, and had few worries beyond ...

BANGKOK, May 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Flimsy shacks of tin and ply have given way to sleek, painted newbuilds - small, clean and leak-free - in Bangkok's biggest slum, creating model homes ...

Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir has promised slum clearance and homes for newly married couples unable to find living quarters they can afford. Sapir and Housing Minister Zeev Sharef appeared before the ...

The residents argue that the compensation fails to reflect the true value of their homes and the disruption to their livelihoods. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke ...

Small homes, funded by a charity and designed by a leading architect, have helped residents brave a surge of the coronavirus pandemic in the Klong Toey slum in Bangkok, Thailand. [Reuters] Flimsy ...

As you come into Kibera from Lang’ata Road, rusty grey iron roofing sheets spread out across the open land contrasting sharply with the red tiled houses behind you. Welcome to the land of the shanties ...

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam is known for its long coastline, expanding IT corridors, and fast-growing industrial space. Yet, tucked between railway lines, hill slopes, industrial belts ...

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