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Indonesians blame deforestation for flood devastation
Published on 02/12/2025
» South Tapanuli, Indonesia - Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a cataclysmic tsunami in 2004.
Land Bridge built on shaky science
Editorial, Published on 23/11/2025
» The planned Land Bridge megaproject and its deep-sea ports in the South pose no environmental threats because the seas there are already barren -- or so the government's study claims. Science, however, shows the opposite.
Legality of Thai-US rare earths deal challenged
Published on 29/10/2025
» The Palang Pracharath Party, a coalition partner, has called for a legal review of the legitimacy of a Thai-US memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rare earth minerals.
Keep an eye on mining
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2025
» At the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, the Thai government signed an MoU with the US government to collaborate on the development of rare-earth materials.
Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourism
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» COMPORTA — Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels -- a sign of the region's contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy.
International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.
Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's eastern coast Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction.
Norway, environmentalists back in court over oil field permits
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» OSLO — The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies.
Heathrow unveils £49 billion expansion plan for third runway
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» LONDON - London's Heathrow Airport on Friday unveiled a £49-billion (US$65 billion) expansion plan, including the costs of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) after years of legal wrangling.
Not above the law
Postbag, Published on 26/07/2025
» Re: "PP backs public criticism of ruling in cadet's death", (BP, July 24).