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 ...

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 ...

BENGALURU: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on Saturday demolished slum homes at Fakeer Colony and Wasim Layout at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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MUMBAI: Following the Dharavi model, the BMC has announced that the consent of slum dwellers will not be needed for the redevelopment of 64 slum plots on BMC land. Effectively, this smoothens the road ...