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Manoshi visited her mother in Assam in July this year, only to find herself stuck in the floodwaters. While Assam experiences floods every year, this year’s floods affected several districts in Upper Assam that had never experienced flooding on this scale.

Today’s recommendation is a story by Christianez Ratna Kiruba, which talks about how the fear and trauma continue to linger in the minds of those who witnessed the floods, especially the elderly, women, and children in Assam.

Read the full story: https://asiandispatch.net/assam-floods-july-2026-nazira-impact-on-locals/

Video Editor: Hiba Zain

Illustrations: Shivansh Srivastava

*AI is used to animate the illustrations. by @asiandispatch

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The US-China bilateral meeting is a reminder that while the underlying rivalry is not going away, there is a reassurance that both see the value in talking and trying to mitigate the worst of the rivalry, writes Thomas Daniel.

Read the full story. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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Seven years after the terror attacks in Sri Lanka that killed 279 people, a high court has convicted 15 people accused of helping plan, facilitate, and support the coordinated bombings.

Read the full story published by our member newsroom,Center for Investigative Reporting. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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#Measles is a highly contagious viral disease caused by a virus, primarily affecting children and spreading easily among unvaccinated or under-vaccinated populations.

While Bangladesh is one of the worst affected countries by measles, it is making a comeback in several other countries in South Asia. Experts point to widening vaccination gaps, disruptions to immunisation, population movement, malnutrition, and misinformation as some of the factors driving the resurgence.

Read the full story. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞: 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦

We are thrilled to announce that Asian Dispatch, in collaboration with Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) and Science Journalists Association of India (SJAI), has launched a climate-focused solutions journalism training and story accelerator exclusively for Asian Dispatch members and journalists.

The programme begins with a two-day training and provides an opportunity to five selected Indian newsrooms/journalists to report on stories focusing on nature-based solutions under climate change. Through this programme, we are focusing on providing mentorship and editorial support to these selected participants to enhance evidence and solutions-based journalism.

Stay tuned for more updates. by @asiandispatch

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The sex workers of Banishanta are struggling with mounting debts, dwindling clients, and the mental toll of living on a land increasingly threatened by climate change. With no access to formal credit, most of them resort to informal loans.

This week's recommendation is our award-winning story about the sex workers of one of Bangladesh's oldest brothels and the impact climate change has on their lives.

Read the full story. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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A regular trip to her maternal home turned into a nightmare for 43-year-old Manoshi Goswami when she found herself and her seven-year-old daughter stuck in the middle of floodwaters in Upper Assam’s Sivasagar district in Nazira town.

Goswami reached Sundarpukhuri village in Nazira on July 10 and travelled to Golaghat district (approximately 100 kms) with her daughter to visit her relatives in the morning on July 19. It had rained continuously the previous night and by late afternoon the water levels had started rising rapidly.

Goswami's 85-year-old mother was stuck at home as water started entering their home.

This is Manoshi Goswami's story but several others in Nazira found themselves stuck due to the flooding on July 19 with no or little help from the authorities.

Read the full story by Christianez Ratna Kiruba. Link in bio.

Illustrations: Shivansh Srivastava by @asiandispatch

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#Opinion | In this piece, Raja Karthikeya, a former international civil servant and international affairs researcher, writes about how the Houthi takeover of Red Sea islands could impact global trade.

He argues that the takeover is potentially posing the gravest recent threat to international trade. To tackle the situation, Karthikeya suggests that the impacted nations should form a diplomatic coalition to negotiate with the Houthis while coordinating with Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Read the full story. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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After a Gen Z-led revolution ushered in new leaders who have promised to rid the country of corruption and reverse its long history of underdevelopment, five instances of self-immolation in under three weeks in Nepal raises questions on whether anything has changed a year after the 2025 uprising.

At least three of the five who died in July had been struggling economically, according to their families and police who are investigating these cases.

Read the full story via our member newsroom Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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A regular trip to her maternal home turned into a nightmare for 43-year-old Manoshi Goswami when she found herself and her seven-year-old daughter stuck in the middle of floodwaters in Upper Assam’s Sivasagar district in Nazira town.

Through the eyes of Manoshi Goswami, her 85-year-old mother, and her seven-year-old daughter, this story looks at what the residents of Sundarpukhuri village in Nazira faced on July 19 when unprecedented rains caused devastating floodings.

Christianez Ratna Kiruba travelled to Sundarpukhuri village and spoke to several locals who told her about what they faced. Residents spoke about the struggles of elderly, children, women, and young girls. They also highlighted the fact that there was no help they got from the rescue teams or the administration.

Read the full story. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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In Bangladesh, climate change is no longer only destroying homes and farmland. It is also redrawing the country’s demographic map, pushing growing numbers of people towards already overcrowded cities.

And experts warn that the country’s greatest climate challenge would be to prepare urban Bangladesh for the people already arriving.

This week's recommendation is a story from our member newsroom, Dhaka Tribune. Link in bio.

#ADRecommends #Bangladesh #ClimateCrisis #AsianDispatch by @asiandispatch

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Our story 'Where Land Disappears' by Usraat Fahmidah and Rifat Anik has won at the 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards in the Extreme Weather and Its Impacts category.

This powerful story focuses on the struggles of sex workers in Banishanta, Bangladesh and documents the mental toll it has taken on them as they continue living a land that is increasingly threatened by climate change.

Congratulations to the entire team.
Reporter: Usraat Fahmidah
Editor: Kritika Goel
Video producer: Rifat Anik
Story producer: Anoushka Dalmia

Read the story. Link in bio. by @asiandispatch

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