Myanmar: Objections to Myitsone Dam project
The controversial Myitsone Dam project in Myanmar’s Kachin state has been suspended for over two years now and stop-work costs, amounting to millions of US dollars, are mounting. But no…
If other planets replaced our Moon: Incredible Roscosmos video (Pt1)
VIDEO COURTESY: ROSCOSMOS http://www.tvroscosmos.ru/4683/ What if other planets were as close as the Moon to us? Amazing Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency) video reveals how Mars, Jupiter,… source
SINGAPORE: Heritage, environmental assessments could help in preserving Pulau Ubin
Conduct studies on Pulau Ubin life and establish best practices for these studies, as part of efforts to protect and preserve the island — that was one suggestion from the…
MALAYSIA: Cloud seeding to alleviate dry weather problems
Cloud seeding will begin across four states in Malaysia, after weeks of hot and dry weather which sparked bush fires and triggered a water shortage. But as Channel NewsAsia’s Melissa…
Why is Africa building a Great Green Wall? BBC News
Eleven countries are planting a wall of trees from east to west across Africa, just under the southern edge of the Sahara desert. The goal is to fight the effects…
Japan’s September tourist arrivals up 31.7{c427f2a60176f45880aaa7676ff8f690d073d867dbb30a0148f30c857b60d23e} at record high
Japan’s tourist arrivals rose 31.7 per cent on-year to a record 867000 in September — continuing to be strong are arrivals from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore. source