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Apisak says recovery is gaining steam
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/02/2018
» The Thai economy may have already seen the nadir of its potential growth rate, suggesting that the recovery is gaining speed, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Indonesia's capital braces for floods as landslides kill 2
Associated Press, Published on 05/02/2018
» BOGOR, Indonesia: Landslides caused by torrential rains have killed at least two people and triggered a flood warning for the Indonesian capital.
Woman rescued from Indonesia landslide after 13 hours
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2018
» JAKARTA: Rescuers in Indonesia pulled a woman alive from a car trapped by a landslide for 13 hours as torrential rains caused havoc in parts of the capital and neighbouring West Java, killing at least five people.
Activist bites back at dead leopard posts
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 15/02/2018
» An environmental activist has criticised netizens for dismissing the recent death of an Indochinese leopard, saying the killing was tragic because the species is so rare and important to nature.
Bangladesh scraps Thai rice deal
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2018
» BENGALURU, India: Bangladesh scrapped a plan to import Thai rice, citing delays in finalising a deal, as rice prices in India and Thailand fell this week, pressured by sluggish overseas demand.
Huge trash piles wash up on Koh Talu beaches
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 17/02/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A huge amount of garbage has been found floating off three beaches on Koh Talu in Bang Saphan Noi district, prompting concern that it will affect coral reefs and egg-laying sites of endangered sea turtles.
Water banks set to ease city flooding
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/02/2018
» City Hall is speeding up its ambitious plans to prevent chronic flooding by building underground “water banks” and water retention areas.
Africa's man-made water crisis
News, Published on 22/02/2018
» About a decade ago, at a meeting of South African mayors convened by Lindiwe Hendricks, South Africa's then-minister of water and environmental affairs, we predicted that an unprecedented water crisis would hit one of the country's main cities within 15 years, unless water-management practices were improved significantly. That prediction has now come true, with Cape Town facing a shutdown of its piped water network. The question now is whether African leaders will allow our other projection -- that, within the next 25-30 years, many more of the continent's cities will be facing similar crises -- to materialise.
Caring to make up for lost time
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 24/02/2018
» The life of a woman in her mid-30s who held a management position at a world-renowned cosmetics company changed suddenly after her father suffered acute heart failure.
Infrastructure setback in Indonesia
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/02/2018
» Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing a major setback after suspending construction of elevated toll roads and railway tracks following a string of recent construction accidents.