Water pollution hampers treatment plants in Indonesia
Operations of two water treatment plants in Indonesia have been hampered following a liquor waste pollution that flowed into the Bengawan Solo River.
Bayu Tunggul,...
ADB commits financing for Philippine tourism hubs
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has opened its doors for the Philippines to boost and develop two of its infamous tourism hubs.
ADB said in...
Asean coal power plant construction falls
The number of new coal power plants under construction across Asean has fallen over the past two years, causing fears for Australian exporters of...
Philippines looks to buy Russian nuclear ship
A copy of Russia's controversial floating nuclear power station could power remote Philippine islands, according to Manila’s trade secretary, Ramon Lopez.
Philippine’s president, Rodrigo Duterte,...
Endangered elephant shot 70 times, tusks removed
Malaysian officials on Monday said an endangered Borneo pygmy elephant was found dead in the state of Sabah last week with about 70 gunshot...
The Philippine transportation system is unimaginably awful
THE Philippines has long been left out when it comes to modernizing its public transport system as compared with its neighboring Asian countries Malaysia...
Orangutans not spared current haze onslaught
Toxic haze blanketing Southeast Asia has had two casualties so far with a four-month-old toddler and 60-year-old plantation worker succumbing to respiratory complications.
But humans...
Malaysia bans open-burning to reduce effects of harmful haze
MALAYSIAN authorities on Wednesday moved to ban all forms of open burning as part of efforts to cut the harmful effects of the haze.
Norlin...
African Swine Fever hits Philippine hogs
THE Agriculture department of the Philippines has confirmed the presence of an African Swine Fever (ASF), following weeks of testing the local hogs for...
Asean looks to filthy coal instead of solar power
Sun-kissed Asean continues to generate electricity using filthy coal and its citizens choke on foul air as a consequence.
The United Nations says the rising...
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Singapore promises 2020 recovery after quarterly growth
Singapore exceeded estimates for economic growth in the third quarter with the city-state’s authorities claiming that a full recovery will be secured next year.
GDP...
Asean climate crises loom after decades of abuse
Asean’s governments continue to abuse the environment but the regional body’s shared ecological efforts to tackle the issues are pitiful.
Farmers along the Mekong have been...
Mekong nations face severe drought made worse by dams
The four lower Mekong River basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam should expect severe to extreme drought – compounded by dams –...