Kumudu Malani sends the Dh2,000 monthly salary she earns cleaning flats in Abu Dhabi straight home to Sri Lanka. But currency appreciation at home means the money she sends back is worth less than it was six months ago. Read Article Currency moves cause UAE expat workers to feel the pinch
The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities yesterday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country. Read Article Factory owner banned from leaving Bangladesh
A storm surge did cause some flooding along the coast at high tide and thousands of rickety huts were destroyed by torrential rain and wind, but the devastation was not as bad as had been feared. Read Article Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
Retailers have claimed a victory in forcing the government of Bangladesh to concede to new rights and safeguards for factory workers after the factory disaster which claimed 1,100 lives. But it is hard to see how the proposals will change anything of significance. Read Article The sad truth of our reliance on low-cost manufacturing
Authorities in Myanmar struggled today to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. Read Article Myanmar authorities struggle to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
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A discussion at Manarat Al Saadiyat will examine the art and photography of European artists travelling 'through the lights and images' of this region, writes Nick Leech
The Orient, expressed in Abu Dhabi
In 1992, Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent initially opposed an effort by a Japanese mogul to purchase the Seattle Mariners. Expect more to come. Global shift in North American sport
