Unesco names Singapore and Bandung as Creative Cities of Design
Unesco director-general Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard/Wikimedia Commons. Singapore has been named a Creative City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Thais enter solar market
Thailand has plenty of sunshine. Source: Wikimedia There are signs that the Thai economy is moving away from its dependency on fossil fuels but while...
Vietnam business forced to look overseas for growth
Is the sun rising for Vietnam’s well-educated population or setting on its damaged ecosystem? Source: Wikimedia Vietnam’s environmental degradation and glowing economic prospects both largely...
Indonesia leaves Malaysia behind in biodiesel production
Indonesia's vehicles will soon by running on a little more palm oil Jakarta is committed to push for higher production and consumption of biodiesel, to...
Indonesia agrees development plan with UN
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman is representing his nation at the Commonwealth summit in Malta. Source: Wikimedia Jakarta, through its National Development Planning...
EU hopes for Asean statement on sustainable development
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is among world leaders due to attend the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur this weekend. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The European Union...
Philippines reef named Asean Heritage Park
A coral reef in Tubbataha Natural Park Asean has named Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as an Asean Heritage Park (AHP). Roberto Oliva, executive director of the...
Asean calls for regional air-pollution action
Smog on the Aceh-to-Medan road Asean environment ministers on Thursday (October 29) expressed concern over the "unprecedented severity and geographical spread" of the smoke haze...
Asean calls for regional action on air pollution
Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen. Photo: Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Wikimedia Commons. Asean environment ministers on Thursday expressed concern over the "unprecedented severity and geographical spread" of...
Indonesia puts fire deaths at 19
Thick grey smoke hovers over Sumatra triggering air quality alerts The death toll from the heavy haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19,...
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