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 […]
Central Java’s Mount Merapi spews hot ash again
The Jakarta Post Sun, January 5, 2020 Mount Merapi (Kompas.com/-) Mount Merapi in Central Java spewed hot ash on Saturday night, causing mild ash rain over Boyolali regency. The eruption […]
Mekong Water Level in Northeastern Thailand Drop to One Meter
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times January 5, 2020 Water levels on the Mekong River have dropped to about one meter in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom. The rivers […]
Mekong Cargo Ships Grounded after China Dam Reduces Water
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times January 3, 2019 BANGKOK – Thailand’s Department of Water Resources has warned eight provinces on the Mekong river to prepare for water shortages. Chinese cargo […]
After the Flood in Jakarta
BY :ANTARA PHOTO JAKARTA GLOBE FRI, JANUARY 3, 2020 JAKARTA, Indonesia – The death toll from the New Year’s Day floods in Jakarta and its surrounding cities has increased to […]
Five Agencies to Study Cannabis Farming in Northern Thailand
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times December 30, 2019 LAMPANG, Thailand – The farm is also a part of the study of cannabis growth to prove that cannabis can grow […]
Female youth group running 30-day cleaning campaign in Cambodia city of Preah Sihanouk
Female youth group running 30-day cleaning campaign in Cambodia city of Preah Sihanouk Voun Dara The Phnom Penh Post December 9, 2019 The GVS is running a cleaning campaign to […]
Turning Rice Straw Waste into Gold in Northern Thailand
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times December 29, 2019 LAMPANG JARUWAN KHAMMUANG, Thailand – In the northern province of Lampang Jaruwan Khammuang is turning rice harvest straw waste into gold. The […]
