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2020’s Year in Pictures

The new decade brought the challenge of a century: a deadly and unflinching global pandemic that radically upended our lives … More

2020, Covid19, Economy, Environment, Photography

Here’s What to Know About Indonesia’s Investment Law Overhaul

Indonesia has approved its first omnibus law, a 905-page document aimed at cutting red tape to boost investments and create … More

Covid19, Environment, Investment Law, Joko Widodo, Labour Rules, Pandemic, Policy, Sovereign Fund, Taxation

A 74-year-old man and the sea: Malaysian’s mission to rid beaches of glass

Tengku Mohamad Ali Mansor has picked 9,000 of them displayed in a traditional wooden house. Malaysian’s Mission To Rid Seashores … More

Beaches, Bottle, Collections, Environment, Museum

Peatland fire at Ogan Ilir, Indonesia

JAKARTA : Members of Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) scrambled to extinguish a peatland fire at Ogan Ilir, Indonesia’s … More

Dry Season, Environment, Ogan Ilir, Peatland fire, South Sumatra

Polymer pollution

PLANET or plastic, once asked the National Geographic magazine. We would think the answer was obvious, but plastic has triumphed … More

Biodegradable, Environment, Landfills, Oceans, Plastics, Pollution, Polymer

An abandoned British island reclaimed by nature

With no permanent residents and millions of animals, South Georgia island is one of the world’s most biodiverse places. Yet, … More

Biodiverse, British Island, Environment, Life, Nature

MRC: Mekong Countries Urged to Address Low Water Flows

The six Mekong countries are being urged to address regional low water flows as the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) … More

El Nino, Environment, Mekong River, Tonle Sap

Mount Sinabung erupts again after year of inactivity

Medan, North Sumatra : After being inactive for more than a year, Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra erupted … More

Disaster, Environment, Mount Sinabung, Tectonic Plate, Volcano

Where the lotus blossoms

Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park near Hua Hin allows visitors to explore undisturbed beaches, check out nature trails and … More

Environment, Marshland, National Park, Nature, Photography, Thung Sam Roi Yot, Tourism, Travel

Banteay Srei’s villages spruce up to attract nature tourists

Living areas must be neat and clean. Backyards should be filled with flowers, plants and vegetables, while animals roam freely. … More

Banteay Srei, Environment, Hospitality, Tourism, Travel

The magic of mushrooms: British biologist Merlin Sheldrake explores the world of fungi in Entangled Life

Most authors do not prefer to eat their words, but British biologist Merlin Sheldrake has done so with enthusiasm. Upon … More

Biologist, Environment, Fungi, Non-fiction, Science

A Deadly Gamble: Myanmar’s Jade Industry

The multi-billion dollar industry fueled by China is shrouded in secrecy, continues to take lives, and displace tens of thousands … More

Environment, Jade, Mineral, Mining, Trading

Indonesia: Greenpeace Mannequins Join Protest Against Controversial Omnibus Bills

JAKARTA : Greenpeace activists installed dozens of mannequins in front of the House of Representatives during a protest against the … More

Controversial Bills, Environment, Greenpeace, House of Representative, Mining, Protest

Thousands more evacuated from site of Indian oil well blast

TINSUKIA, India: Around 7,000 people have been evacuated from the surrounds of a deadly oil well explosion in northeast India, … More

Environment, India, Oil & Gas

New Zealand beaches turn red as lobsters dig in to the death

Swaths of coastline covered with squat lobster, which cling to the sand at high tide and then perish The sandy … More

Environment, Marine, New Zealand, Wildlife

How Taiwan changed its attitude to landfills

From landfills that were bursting at the seams to remarkably clean cities, Taiwan’s changing attitude to waste has transformed the … More

Environment, Pollution, Recycling, Taiwan, Waste Disposal

Evacuation area around India LG Chem plant widened after deadly gas leak

CHENNAI, India (Reuters) 7 May 2020 – Indian officials were evacuating more people on Friday from the area around a … More

Business, Economy & Law, Environment, Financial, Financial Markets, Health, India, LG, Science & Technology

Climate-smart cassava gets new use in Zambia: hand sanitiser

Demand for cassava ethanol has surged in Zambia as companies rush to churn out more hand sanitiser to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Africa, Cassava, Climate, Covid19, Environment, Ethanol, Health, Idea, Sanitiser, Zambia

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  • At least 18 protesters killed in Myanmar in worst violence since coup March 1, 2021
  • N. Sembilan man turns used tyres into amazing sculptures March 1, 2021
  • Cruise ship Epic Princess capsizes off Langkawi March 1, 2021
  • After a year in power, Muhyiddin’s future rests with Umno March 1, 2021
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  • The Dispossession of André Leon Talley February 28, 2021
  • The Hainanese chicken rice debate: Singapore and Malaysia both lay claim to it – who’s right, or are they both wrong? February 28, 2021
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