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Places to enjoy nature's beauty around Asia
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 14/03/2024
» To celebrate the launch of Eco Deals 2024, which will contribute US$1 million (35.6 million baht) to World Wide Fund for Nature, Agoda has revealed Asia's Top 9 Nature Destinations based on searches conducted on its platform in January and is offering savings of up to 15%.
Scientists struggle to reproduce bald version of the smelly ‘king of fruit’
Published on 24/04/2020
» There are two things the durian fruit is famous for: a smell that has been described as anything from old socks to dead cats, and its spiky skin that makes handling it such a hazard. What if the legendary "king of fruit" had none of those infamous spikes?
Indonesia's halal tourism bid faces pig pushback
AFP, Published on 31/10/2019
» MUARA, Indonesia: A bid to lure more visitors by spreading halal tourism across the archipelago is facing a backlash, with a Christian celebration of pigs — forbidden for Muslims — the latest act of dissent.
Quake swarm jolts Indonesian islands, killing at least 13
Associated Press, Published on 20/08/2018
» SEMBALUN, Indonesia: Multiple strong earthquakes killed at least a dozen people on the Indonesian islands of Lombok and Sumbawa as the region was trying to recover from a tremblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.
Fresh quakes rock Indonesia's Lombok
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» MATARAM, Indonesia: Multiple earthquakes, including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor, struck Indonesia's Lombok on Sunday, sending fresh panic coursing through the already battered island.
Lombok tourism hopes for speedy post-quake recovery
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 06/08/2018
» After safely evacuating more than a thousand hikers trapped on Mount Rinjani after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Lombok on July 29, authorities have been assessing the damage and its impact on the Indonesian island's residents and tourism industry.
58 of 216 Thais trapped on quake-hit volcano to return Tuesday
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» MATARAM, Indonesia: Fifty-eight of the 216 Thais evacuated from an Indonesian volcano after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped them on the mountain will return home on Tuesday, officials said.
All Thais believed out of harm's way on Lombok, none injured
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 31/07/2018
» Some 216 Thai tourists have emerged safely from Mount Rinjani National Park on the Indonesian island of Lombok near Bali after it was struck by a 6.4-magnitude temblor on Sunday morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
174 stranded Thais escape quake-hit mountain
Online Reporters, Published on 30/07/2018
» A total of 174 Thai hikers have safely descended from Mount Rinjani National Park on Lombok island, Indonesia, where an earthquake struck on July 23, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Indonesia in rescue bid for 500 hikers stranded after quake
AFP, Published on 30/07/2018
» MATARAM, Indonesia: Indonesia mounted a rescue operation Monday to reach more than 500 hikers and guides stranded by landslides on an active volcano on Lombok, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the holiday island.