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Ramola Talwar Badam

Ramola Talwar Badam

Senior National Reporter
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Ramola writes in-depth features on maritime piracy, migrant labour, protection of women and minors from trafficking and abuse, teenage suicides, disability access projects, financial debt, fire safety and transport projects. Ramola worked for more than 12 years with the South Asia bureau of the Associated Press and reported on terrorist attacks, religious riots, earthquakes, politics, crime, business, sport and all things Bollywood.
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The neonatal unit at Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana for The National
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Sri Lanka's struggling hospitals still desperately short of medicine

Huge effort to secure 80 essential drugs still in short supply during country’s economic meltdown

HealthAugust 02, 2022
Polish craftsman Tomasz Oldziejewski has spent decades creating artworks and models using amber. Photo: Tomasz Oldziejewski
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Designer of hand-carved replicas in Baltic gold sets sights on Burj Khalifa

Polish artist holds record for building largest amber-encrusted model of the 'Titanic'

HeritageJuly 21, 2022
Royal Oman Police look for the victims at Mughsayl Beach in the Dhofar region. Photo: Oman News Agency
Family devastated after Dubai expat and children drown off Oman beach

Shashikant Mhamane drowned while trying to rescue young Shruti and Shreyas

UAEJuly 14, 2022
An all-electric twin hull luxury catamaran sails past Dubai’s Burj Al Arab. Sunreef Yachts, a Polish company, plans to open a ship building yard in Ras Al Khaimah. Photo: Sunreef Yachts
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Luxury yacht maker used by Rafa Nadal and Fernando Alonso to open yard in Ras Al Khaimah

Production plant will target growing market for high-end ‘floating villas’ and eventually create up to 800 jobs

TransportJuly 09, 2022
Nurse Silpa Suresh and Jephy Antony, her husband and head emergency nurse, at NMC Royal Hospital, DIP in Dubai. The couple are delighted their residency status has been extended to golden visas. Victor Besa / The National
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UAE nurses and frontline workers 'thrilled' over surprise golden visa upgrade

Covid heroes make changes to long-term plans with 10-year visas

HealthJuly 08, 2022
A SpiceJet Boeing 737 plane flying from Delhi to Dubai was diverted to Pakistan. Reuters
Delhi flight to Dubai diverted to Pakistan 'after pilot reports oil leak'

Indian airline SpiceJet flies passengers to UAE in a replacement plane after 12-hour delay

TransportJuly 05, 2022
Bishop Paolo Martinelli, surrounded by well wishers at St Joseph Cathedral, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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New Catholic Bishop for Southern Arabia aims to heal families broken by Covid

The new Apostolic Vicar for Southern Arabia will travel to churches and speak to people in the region

UAEJuly 04, 2022
Sri Lankan mother and child wait to get a fuel token at a closed gas station amid a fuel shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28 June 2022. Sri Lankan government suspended nationwide fuel sales for private vehicles for two weeks due to worsen fuel shortage in the country. The Indian Oceans Islands nation is facing its worst economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign exchange, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. Protests have been rocking the country for weeks, calling for the resignation of the president over the alleged failure to address the worsening current economic crisis. EPA / CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE
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Sri Lankans tell of fears over fuel crisis amid economic collapse

Ban on fuel sales for non-essential vehicles has knock-on effect on everyday life

AsiaJuly 03, 2022
Margarita Nonka, a Ukrainian teacher, with her children and husband after a school prom in Kharkiv last year. Photo: Margarita Nonka
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Ukrainian students in Poland ask families at home about the war

Those studying at universities in Poland question families back home about the effects of Russian invasion on their country

WeekendJuly 01, 2022
President Sheikh Mohamed and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Photo: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed's meeting with Modi an 'opportunity to reconnect'

Indian ambassador to UAE describes brotherly relations between the two leaders

GovernmentJune 29, 2022
Alexandra Iliashenko, a Ukrainian, with her daughter Mykhailyna, outside the consultancy company for Ukrainian businesses that also provides support to Ukrainian families in Poland’s capital Warsaw. Photos: Diia.Business
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Ukrainian mother in Poland shares reality of war with daughter

Alexandra Iliashenko tells her young child they must remain strong in face of enduring conflict as she seeks to support her country from Warsaw

EuropeJune 29, 2022
Ukrainian citizens during the March of Gratitude in Warsaw, Poland 29 May 2022. The March of Gratitude was organized by Ukrainians who came to Poland due to Russia's aggression against their country. The Ukrainians came to the march with flowers, which they handed out to Poles, thanking them for their support in such a difficult time. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than 6. 5 million refugees are estimated to have fled Ukraine, and a further seven million people estimated to have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA / Marcin Obara POLAND OUT
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Poland helps Ukrainian refugees find their feet far from home

From free medical care to helping Ukrainian businesses relocate, Poles stand shoulder to shoulder with their neighbours

EuropeJune 26, 2022
An empty Al Wasl Dome.
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Which world's fair landmarks will be part of Expo City Dubai?

Expo 2020 Dubai's legacy site will retain key attractions such as Wasl Dome, its striking water feature and the UAE pavilion

Expo 2020June 20, 2022
The France pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai
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France's Monet-inspired Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion finds a new home

The structure gets a second life in Space Agency campus

HeritageJune 19, 2022
Mohammed Yayyattukavil, who moved to the UAE 30 years ago, advises young people to adopt a culture of saving. Antonie Robertson/The National
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How Indians in UAE are working to secure a better future for families back home

On International Day of Family Remittances, 'The National' speaks to Indians helping to build homes and pay for education

UAEJune 16, 2022
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