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Disaster in Bangkok ‘is Imminent And Inevitable’
The equivalent of 160,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools (400 million cubic meters of water) is set to run through Thailand’s capital, which can only drain a small fraction daily, according to the government’s flood relief operation center on...
Political Prisoners Among Those Released in Myanmar’s Amnesty
A 24-year-old political prisoner in Myanmar who expected to spend the next eight years in prison walked free, as one of the first to be released in a mass amnesty announced this week by the government. The activist, Noe Noe, expressed hope that the move...
Regulating Land Ownership ‘key to Stability’ in Timor Leste
Atoki Madeira says it started with threats and escalated into armed assaults. The 40-year-old Timorese NGO worker alleges the attacks stemmed from a dispute over a property she purchased in the Timorese capital, Dili, a decade ago. How People Arrived...
World’s Largest Banteng Population At Risk in Cambodia From Hunting And Rapid Habitat Loss
Research conducted by WWF and the Cambodian government in the Eastern Plains of Cambodia in the northeast of the country estimates the population of banteng between 2,700-5,700 individuals. This is the world’s largest population of banteng given the...
Wildlife Conservation Society Helps Hatch Clutch of 20 Rare Siamese Crocodiles in Lao PDR
Working with the government of Lao PDR, the Wildlife Conservation Society has helped to successfully hatch a clutch of 20 Siamese crocodiles, a species threatened across its range by hunting, habitat fragmentation and loss, and other factors.
SK Global Chemical Co. Building Petrochemical Plant in Singapore
South Korean chemicals maker SK Global Chemical Co. is to begin construction of a $2.4 billion petrochemical plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island.
On the Way Up for Timor-Leste But Still a Long Way to Go
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a stable political system and improving education infrastructure, Timor-Leste is gradually raising its profile in the region, leaders say.
PHILIPPINES: Sex Education Plan Sparks Furious Debate
A controversy is raging in the Philippines over a sex education program aimed at cutting the population growth rate, which is blamed for massive poverty in the Southeast Asian country of about 92 million. Openly talking about sex remains taboo in many...
