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Meet the family of architects growing figs in the Selangor suburbs

Mutiara Figs is the literal fruit of the Hilmi family’s labours, where their 300 varieties of fig trees are yielding … More

Cultivation, Diabetes, Fig, High Blood Pressure

Singapore’s endless pursuit of cleanliness

These quintessentially Singaporean values have been put to the test during Covid-19, when good public hygiene practice can be a … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Food, Hygiene, Tourism

Thai veterinarians painstakingly remove a large gallstone from 2-tonne elephant

It took Thai vets 6 hours to remove a huge gallstone from this 50-year-old elephant. The mass measured 20cm by … More

Elephant, Gallstone, Veterinar

Malaysia to give Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and above

PUTRAJAYA : People aged 60 and above will be given the Sinovac vaccine under Phase 2 of Malaysia’s national COVID-19 immunisation … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Immunisation, Sinovac

Vaccination Campaign Key for Revival of Bali’s Tourism Industry

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has dragged Indonesia into serious public health and economic crises, like many other countries … More

Bali, Coronavirus, Covid19, Tourism, Vaccine

As WHO highlights COVID animal origins, China wildlife crackdown needs more teeth: experts

SHANGHAI (Reuters) : China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes … More

Bats, China, Coronavirus, WHO, Wildlife, Wuhan

White House says Americans deserve ‘better information’ as allies criticize WHO coronavirus report

Washington (CNN) : President Joe Biden believes Americans “deserve better information” about the origin of Covid-19 and further steps from … More

China, Coronavirus, Covid19, Investigation, Report, WHO, Wuhan

Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine

NEW DELHI (AP) : The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, India, Kenya, Mexico, Scavengers, South Africa, Vaccine, Zimbabwe

‘Extremely unlikely’ that Covid-19 leaked from Wuhan lab

WUHAN (AFP) : A team commissioned by the World Health Organisation toinvestigate the source of the coronavirus in Wuhan in … More

China, Coronavirus, Covid19, Investigation, WHO, Wuhan

UK: Johnson says ‘greed’, ‘capitalism’ behind vaccine successes

PM’s comments in a closed Zoom meeting with Conservative MPs came as the country remembered more than 125,000 COVID victims. … More

Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Covid19, United Kingdom, Vaccine

Indonesian researchers work on recycling mountain of discarded disposable masks

JAKARTA : Concerned by the mountain of discarded disposable masks, Indonesian researchers are now looking into recycling them. A team … More

Face Mask, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Pollution, Polypropylene, Recycle

Natural soundscapes boost health markers, lower stress

OTTAWA : Stressed out by the pandemic? Spending more time in green spaces might be just what the doctor ordered, … More

Nature, Scapes, Sounds, Wellbeing

Ganja — a future cash crop?

After medicinal cannabis became legal last year, farmers in Buri Ram are working hand-in-hand with the government to scale up … More

Agriculture, Cannabis, Ganja, Marijuana, Medicine

Thailand has high hopes cannabis can cure the coronavirus blues, but for grass roots it’s a buzzkill

Legalisation of hemp products means cannabis cookies and CBD medicinal oils could boost the mood of an economy laid low … More

Cannabis, Marijuana, Medicine, Weed

In The Eye Of Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 Surge – Analysis

Only countries that have won the battle against COVID-19 can fully reopen the economy. Others face difficult balancing acts. Southeast … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Economy, Vaccine

Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer

BERLIN (AP) : The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can … More

Axel Springer Award, BioNTech, Coronavirus, Ozlem Tureci, Pfizer, Ugur Sahin, Vaccine

Freed unexpectedly from death row, Lukman sets sights on religious studies

He still believes drug laws regarding medical marijuana are unnecessarily harsh and need reform. On Dec 7, 2015, the world … More

Cannabis, Death, Drugs, Marijuana, Medical, Narcotics, Oil

Business group orders 100,000 Sinovac shots

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) says it will procure 100,000 doses of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to be used … More

Coronavirus, Sinovac, Thai Industries, Vaccine

Vietnam says homegrown Covid-19 vaccine to be available by fourth quarter

HANOI (REUTERS) : Vietnam’s first domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine, called Nanocovax, is expected to be available by the fourth quarter of this … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Covivac, Nanocovax, Vaccine

Australia to ask EU to send one million coronavirus vaccines for Papua New Guinea

CANBERRA (Reuters) : Australia said on Wednesday it will ask the European Union to release 1 million doses of a … More

AstraZeneca, Australia, Covid19, Papua New Guinea, Vaccine

EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

BRUSSELS (AP) : The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood … More

AstraZeneca, Coronavirus, Covid19, European Union, Vaccine

AstraZeneca vaccine’s promise now drawn into question

PARIS: Hailed as a cheap, easy to store not-for-profit vaccine, the AstraZeneca shot has suffered a growing number of setbacks. … More

AstraZeneca, Coronavirus, Covid19, European Union, Pfizer/BioNTech, Vaccine

Commentary: What’s behind India’s generous vaccine diplomacy?

At a time when most richer countries are criticised for hoarding vaccine doses, India stands out for having sent 33 … More

Cost-effective, Diplomacy, India, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Safe, Vaccine

Why so much edible food is thrown away in Asia, and how to fix it

Singapore and other cities in Asia are losing all kinds of food. And most of this wastage happens even before … More

Food, Food Bank, Waste

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