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Seeing grey: Bracing for an elderly population explosion
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2018
» If you were to ask the people of Bangkok what problems they most earnestly want the city to solve, most respondents would point to nagging issues like traffic congestion, flash floods and the need to preserve more green space.
Genetic tweak used to wipe out mosquito population
AFP, Published on 25/09/2018
» PARIS: Scientists said on Monday they had succeeded for the first time in wiping out an entire population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the lab using a gene editing tool to programme their extinction.
India's tiger population has grown to 'nearly 3,000'
Associated Press, Published on 29/07/2019
» NEW DELHI: India's wild tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals, the government has announced.
Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» WASHINGTON: Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday.
Myanmar says 2024 census shows population of 51.3m
Reuters, Published on 01/01/2025
» Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares for promised elections amid ongoing conflict and unrest across the country, state media reported on Wednesday.
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
AFP, Published on 14/12/2018
» TANJAI CHEENA (PAKISTAN) - At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls and electricity is sparse, as a surging population overstretches the country's fragile education system.
Ageing population gives rise to worries over pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Amid concerns about the sustainability of the Social Security Fund (SSF) due to an ageing population, the Social Security Office (SSO), which oversees the SSF, continues to lock horns with labour networks over how best to address the issue.
Billionaires richer than 60% of world's population: Oxfam
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The world's billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60% of the global population, the charity Oxfam said Monday.
Malaysia secures shots to cover 110% of population
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2021
» Malaysia has secured access to enough coronavirus vaccines for its entire population, as it prepares to roll out its inoculation programme by the end of this month.
70% of population in Bangkok now fully vaccinated
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/10/2021
» Seventy percent of the population in Bangkok -- 5.43 million people -- have so far received a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine.