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Indonesia says 'Jurassic Park' project no threat to Komodo dragon
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's environment ministry on Tuesday sought to calm outrage over construction of an island tourism project being dubbed "Jurassic Park", after an image went viral on social media of a Komodo dragon facing off with a big truck.
Indonesia developing food-bank estates '10 times size of Singapore'
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» Indonesia is developing vast farm estates across the archipelago -- an area 10 times the size of neighbouring Singapore -- to counter the nation's reliance on imported food, President Joko Widodo said Wednesday.
Who will stem the travel rout?
Business, Published on 03/09/2020
» With Covid-19 on the rampage and ever more sly as travellers await an elusive silver-bullet vaccine, Asia is on sale. In a trend that began in early 2020, over-leveraged independents and smaller hotel groups are racing to offload debt as hungry property funds sniff around for rock-bottom deals.
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?
Influencer fever
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/03/2020
» The Indonesian government is spending US$5.2 million on trips for foreign social media influencers to create online buzz about the country's tourist destinations. But the buzz at home has been negative, with critics saying the plan will do little to help a tourism industry threatened by the coronavirus outbreak.
Floods in Indonesia capital paralyse parts of city, cut power
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2020
» JAKARTA: Flooding caused by torrential rain paralysed large parts of Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, as major streets were inundated with murky, brown flood water and power supplies cut in certain parts of the city.
Celebrate Glamour Night New Year Party at amBar Bangkok
Holiday Time, Published on 25/12/2019
» The New Year is quickly approaching and it's the time to celebrate the new beginning.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL LIQUID MASTERS 2019 RETURNED
Published on 06/12/2019
» Regional competition recognizes mixology talents and excellence in Marriott International's most outstanding bartenders
Marriott International liquid master 2019
Published on 20/11/2019
» RETURNS TO BANGKOK TO SHAKE UP THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN MIXOLOGY SCENE FOR THE SECOND YEAR
Winged migration
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/11/2019
» On a raised wooden platform on Khao Dinso, a 350m-high hill along a coastline of the Gulf of Thailand in Chumphon province, a group of international birdwatchers are waiting to see raptor migration since dawn's break. Every year about a million birds migrate during autumn from cold lands in Russia or China, passing Khao Dinso in Thailand to the tropical islands of Indonesia to find food.