Meera Navlakha

jordan

The Country Doing the Most to Vaccinate Refugees

Jordan has included refugees in its response plan since the start of the pandemic, allowing any individual to be eligible for the vaccine. 
Meera Navlakha
3.2.21
Views My Own

Recognising My Own Privilege in Singapore Amid COVID-19

A steep rise in cases reveals the shocking disparity in the treatment of migrant workers, driving many Singaporeans to demand for equality.
Meera Navlakha
4.21.20
climate change

This 8-Year-Old Quit School to Become India’s Youngest Climate Change Activist

In 2019, Licypriya Kangujam from Manipur fought the heatwaves, rain and her own tears to hold a solo protest outside Delhi's parliament house. Today, she is one of the global icons fighting for climate justice.
Meera Navlakha
2.5.20
VICE Asia Partnerships

Prawn Toast With Tuk Trey Sauce Recipe

Park Bench Deli in Singapore is an American-style deli that appeases every sandwich craving. But it also has a killer Asian sandwich that reminds food lovers where it’s really from.
Meera Navlakha
12.19.19
VICE Asia Partnerships

Discover the Maverick Behind New Ubin, A Truly Singaporean Restaurant

“What we have is truly Singaporean, from the flavours to the means of producing the food.”
Meera Navlakha
12.2.19
women

Indian Women Are Fighting Stigma by Sharing Their Personal Abortion Stories

The My Body My Choice campaign is creating a safe space through which abortion can be discussed and understood openly by women in India.
Meera Navlakha
11.21.19
Health

How Asia’s Booming Sex Wellness Industry Is Empowering Women

The message: the stigma has to go.
Meera Navlakha
10.18.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

A Chinese Family Collectively Married and Divorced 23 Times to Scam the Government

The more marriages, the more free apartments.
Meera Navlakha
9.27.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Astronomers Around the World Can Now Use China’s Alien-Hunting Telescope

It was previously only available to Chinese astronomers.
Meera Navlakha
9.27.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Here's Why Indonesian Students Are Protesting

Many are up in arms about a law that weakens anti-corruption initiatives, but that’s just the beginning.
Meera Navlakha
9.26.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Japan's 'Bounty Hunter' Website Encourages People to Earn Money By Catching Shoplifters

Regular customers are asked to watch out for would-be thieves.
Meera Navlakha
9.25.19
News

A New Zealand Neurosurgeon Mistakenly Operated on the Wrong Part of a Patient’s Skull

A health official is now demanding the doctor to apologise for the nightmarish medical error.
Meera Navlakha
9.24.19
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