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Cleaner, safer cities, Japanese style
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/07/2017
» Urban sprawl caused by disorderly development, delayed infrastructure construction and increasing environmental problems are all linked to rapidly increasing populations. Major cities across Asia are battling the same challenges including solid waste disposal, a shortage of water resources, traffic congestion, pollution and a lack of land for public use.
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Eclipse chasers put small US towns on the map
Business, Reuters, Published on 20/07/2017
» Driggs, Idaho: Hyrum Johnson, mayor of the tiny city of Driggs, Idaho, expects some craziness in his one-stoplight town next month when the moon passes in front of the sun for the first total solar eclipse in the lower 48 US states since 1979.
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Rainy day blues hit centre of Bangkok
News, Published on 04/06/2017
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked people not to dump garbage in waterways because on rainy days the amount of garbage could double to 20 tonnes, BMA permanent secretary Patarut Dardarananda says.
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'The Thai Way' clogs up our flooded city
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 02/06/2017
» After a long period of hot and humid but rainless weather, the sky finally opened up in Bangkok. The rain came in torrents that quickly overwhelmed the city's drainage capacity.
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Time for a plan to stop our city from sinking
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 30/05/2017
» Flooding is not a new phenomenon for Thailand. We are in a tropical region. Our ancestors not only survived, but thrived in this climate. But it is a challenge for our generation to deal with the deluges.
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Making cities more liveable for future generations
News, Published on 29/05/2017
» As the world increasingly becomes urbanised, we owe it to ourselves and future generations to make sure it's the healthiest, cleanest and most accessible place to live.
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China's hidden pollution oozes its way to the surface
News, Adam Minter, Published on 12/05/2017
» Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping directed his government to build a new city for the "millennium to come". It would rise on rural land about 100km south of Beijing, guided by the principles of "ecological protection and green development". And it would become a model for a new kind of urban expansion.
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Once clean canal is now stinking nightmare for locals
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/04/2017
» While many Bangkok residents wish they could have a house by a river or canal to enjoy scenic views and spend quality time at home, residents in the Kung Khao Lam Community may be of a different opinion.
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People and river's voices sadly ignored
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/03/2017
» It is a fact that nature has existed long before us. Unfortunately, she has been abused, bullied, and at times treated badly. It has continued that way as, for most of us, nature has no say.
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Zimbabwe water crisis gives rise to backdoor sellers
AFP, Published on 01/01/2017
» BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE) - From jobless youths hired to dig wells to illegal sellers supplying water in buckets and large tanks, some enterprising Zimbabweans are cashing in on the country's desperate water shortages.
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