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Fighting floods with 'sponge cities'
News, Ignacio Ortinez, Matthew McCartney & Priyanie Amerasinghe, Published on 02/02/2018
» In an era of rampant land development and increasing climate unpredictability, the world is growing used to alarming images of flooded city streets. Urban floods cost billions of dollars per year. Even the mildest can bring traffic to a standstill and cause economic hardship for merchants and residents. The worst floods kill people, spawn disease, destroy infrastructure and virtually shut down entire economies.
10,000 first cars to be unlocked
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2018
» The Excise Department will unlock ownership transfers of 10,000 cars bought under the first-time car buyer scheme and blocked by the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) because they are pending excise tax refund inspections in the next few days.