Thailand given sustainable development role
Thailand remains one of the world’s largest rice exporters. Source: Wikimedia
Thailand has been appointed as a coordinating nation to the United Nations on Asean’s...
Thailand hit with Zika travel warning
Thailand is well provisioned with mosquitoes. Source: Wikimedia
The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has issued Thailand with its second-highest travel advisory in its three-tier...
Hungary to ease Indonesian ecological troubles
Budapest is impressed by Indonesia’s growth. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia is to strengthen its ties with Hungary through cooperation in water management and renewable energy, with...
Singapore unveils marshland
Kranji Marshes along the northwestern shore of Kranji Reservoir. Source: channelnewsasia
The Kranji Marshes, which at 57-hectares is the largest freshwater marshland in Singapore, was officially...
Indian VP to visit Brunei as it reels from oil price fall
Brunei is trying to diversify away from oil. Source: Flickr
Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari is due to take a five-day trip to Brunei and Thailand...
Malaysia bans bauxite mining amid ecological fears
Ecologists fear for the health of the Pahang coast. Source: Wikipedia
Bauxite mining is becoming increasingly controversial in Malaysia as the government has temporarily banned the...
Singapore told to clean its plates
As one of the most crowded countries on the planet, Singapore is often forced to examine its sustainability. Source: Wikimedia
Singapore’s Minister for Environment and...
Indonesia retreats on energy tax
President Joko Widodo has promised to increase power production while cutting outputs. Source: Wikimedia
Jakarta has postponed a levy on fossil fuels intended to support...
Typhoon Melor batters Philippines
Melor kills 4 in Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
Typhoon Nona, as it is known in the Philippines or Melor internationally, has killed at least four people...
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...
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