Palm oil industry needs a complete change of direction: Expert
Veronica Cordoba The Independent (SG)January 18, 2020 The EU has threatened to ban palm oil used in biofuels, targeting both Malaysian and Indonesian producers Photo: Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia […]
Women in Sumatra help preserve World Heritage forest to build food security
Dedek Hendry The Jakarta Post Thu, January 16, 2020 Members of farmers group Maju Bersama, Liswanti (left), Lisnawati (second left), Herawati and Purwani pose with ‘kecombrang’ (torch ginger) harvested from […]
Myanmar CSOs Urge Xi Jinping to Terminate Myitsone Dam Project
By Nan Lwin The Irrawaddy Thu, January 16, 2020 The entrance gate to the Myitsone Dam site in Kachin State, as seen in 2013. / / Nyein Nyein / The […]
Jakarta Flood Victims Submit Class Action Against Governor
BY DIANA MARISKA JAKARTA GLOBE MON, JANUARY 13, 2020 Flood victims take shelter inside a car in Kampung Baru, Kembangan, West Jakarta on Jan. 2. (Antara Photo/Muhammad Adimaja) JAKARTA, Indonesia […]
Int’l conference on Myanmar environment held in Yangon
John Liu The Myanmar Times Friday, January 10, 2020 A speaker presents at the MEAA 2020 conference in Yangon. Photo: Supplied Government officials, researchers, experts, NGOs took part in the […]
Myanmar’s Mandalay city government makes big strides
PHYO WAI KYAW The Myanmar Times Mon, JANuary 6, 2020 People walk in the southern part of the moat in Mandalay. Phyo Wai Kyaw/The Myanmar Times Three years since the […]
World’s largest ‘Rafflesia tuan-mudae’ blooms in West Sumatra
THE JAKARTA POST Thu, January 2, 2020 A ‘Rafflesia tuan-mudae’ bloomed “perfectly” on New Year’s Day at Maninjau Nature Conservation area in Palembayan district, Agam regency, West Sumatra. (bksdasumbar.org/File) JAKARTA, […]
Corpse flower alive and kicking at Bogor Botanical Gardens
THERESIA SUFA THE JAKARTA POST Sun, January 5, 2020 Bogor Mayor Bima Arya poses with the blooming corpse flower at Bogor Botanical Gardens in Bogor, West Java, on Saturday. (JP/Theresia […]
Not all Thais are happy with plastic bag ban
By Greeley Pulitzer The Thaiger January 5, 2020 “There are also thousands of street side vendors of drinks, including the most popular Thai iced coffee and Thai tea, which come […]
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