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Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue

MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) : Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered rescuers after … More

Disaster, Earthquake, Search & Rescue, Sulawesi

Lipis shipwreck might be an 18th century British merchant vessel

KUANTAN : A ship’s hull found after the floodwaters receded about 220 kilometres from here two days ago, is believed … More

18th century, British, Flood, Kuala Lipis, Shipwreck

Rescuers hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake

Aftershock rocks Indonesia quake zone as search continues MAMUJU, INDONESIA : Rescuers scrambled to find buried survivors on Saturday (Jan … More

Earthquake, Sulawesi, Geological, Pacific “Ring of Fire”, Aftershock, Mamuju

Pigeon escapes death sentence due to fake tag

MELBOURNE: A racing pigeon detained by Australian authorities and set to be destroyed over concerns it was an American intruder … More

Australia, Fake, Joe, Pigeon, Racing, Tag

At least 34 killed as quake rocks Indonesia

JAKARTA (AFP, REUTERS) : A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday (Jan 15), killing at least 34 people, … More

Earthquake, Geological, Pacific “Ring of Fire”, Sulawesi

Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) : A racing pigeon has survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States … More

Cargo Ship, Celli-Bird, Joe, Oregon, Pigeon, Racing, United States

Omanis revive memory of village swallowed by desert

Deserts are expanding all over the world, pushed on by climate change Wadi Al-Murr is cut off from main roads … More

Climate Change, Oman, Wadi Al-Murr

Aswan High Dam: Nasser’s dream, Nubian nightmare

Officiated on January 15, 1971, the dam was to generate electricity for the whole region, increase agricultural land and reduce … More

Egypt, Archaeology, Nile River, Hydropower Dam, Aswan High Dam, Gamal Abdel Nasser

World’s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia

A warty pig painted on a cave wall 45,500 years ago is the world’s oldest depiction of an animal The … More

Archaeology, Cave Painting, Sulawesi, Warty Pig

Blaze at luxury Langkawi resort threatened surrounding rainforest

Activist says fire is a wake-up call to remain vigilant in the protection for Malaysia’s natural heritage. LANGKAWI (THE STAR/ASIA … More

Fire, Hotel, Langkawi, Rainforest

Strong quake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 7, injures hundreds

JAKARTA: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people and injured hundreds on Friday (Jan 15), … More

Earthquake, Geology, Pacific "Ring of Fire", Sulawesi

Why some bike shares work and others don’t

Bicycle share schemes have had huge success in some cities and flopped spectacularly in others – what is it that … More

Bicycle, Carbon, China

India’s top court suspends implementation of new farm laws

NEW DELHI (AP) : India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and … More

Agriculture, Farmers, India, Law, Protest

‘King Kong’ rescues flood victims in Lipis

KUANTAN : During the 13 years of operating heavy dumper trucks in mining activities, Sadri Asreil Sahair never thought his … More

Flood, Pahang, Rescue

Snow blizzard kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill

MADRID (AP) : A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, killing at … More

Blizzard, Extreme Climate, Snow, Spain

An exhibit aims to help heal the damaged cultural heritage of Beirut

BEIRUT : Many museums and galleries in Beirut were seriously damaged, even ravaged, following two gigantic explosions that hit the … More

Exhibition, L’Art Blessé ( Wounded Art), Lebanon

Protected ‘maragangs’ make appearance on Mount Kinabalu

KUNDASANG: The appearance of ‘Maragang’ or red leaf monkey on Mount Kinabalu is a sight to behold, especially when the … More

Maragang, Mount Kinabalu, Red Leaf Monkey, Sabah

Taiwan rattled by 5.7 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage: Report

TAIPEI: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan on Saturday (Jan 9), the island’s weather bureau … More

5.7 magnitude, Earthquake, Taiwan

More than 48,000 people evacuated in Malaysia to escape floods

KUALA LUMPUR– More than 48,000 people in six Malaysian states were sheltering in 400 relief centres on Friday (Jan 8) … More

Evacuation, Flood, Monsoon, Weather

Nakhon Phanom: More than meets the eye

While there are many landmarks to see in this northern province across from Laos, perhaps the best activity is to … More

Mekong River, Nakhon Phanom, Nature, Tourism

Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades

MUMBAI/HANOI: Vietnam, the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first … More

Import, Prices, Rice, Trading

China notifies Mekong River neighbours it is holding back waters

BANGKOK: China has notified downstream neighbours it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the … More

China, Hydropower Dam, Mekong River

Malaysian villagers escape floods on excavator as 28,000 evacuated

KAMPUNG SEMENTEH: Malaysian villagers were evacuated in an excavator while others swam through deep waters on Wednesday (Jan 6) as … More

Climate, Flood, Lanchang, villagers

Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into disposable drone parts

BANGI : Malaysian researchers have developed a method to transform the fibre found in normally discarded pineapple leaves to make … More

Drone, Pineapple, Research & Development, University Putra

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