Aceh Oil Well Explodes, Kills 22, Scores More Burnt (video) *Updated
At least 22 people were killed and scores more seriously burnt after an illegal oil…
Technology Boosting Green Growth in The GMS
In the last 20 years, rapid economic growth in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has…
Indonesia (Again) Vows to Clean World’s Most Polluted River (video)
If everything goes according to plan 2025 is set to be a big year environmentally…
Butt Out! Smoking Ban Hits Thailand Beaches (video)
Thailand’s beaches are among its greatest draw cards for tourists and from today when a…
Cambodia Jails Environmental Activists For Photographing Boat (video)
Cambodia’s human rights record and justice system suffered another blow today, January 26, when two…
Indonesia’s Forest Fires: Limited Resources Hamper Fight
Forest fires sweeping across Sumatra and Kalimantan in recent months prompted six Indonesian provinces to…
Cambodia, Vietnam to Suffer Most from Mekong Damming
The drastic reduction in sediment flow in the Mekong River is threatening the stability of…
First Steps Taken to Improve Natural Disaster Preparedness
Senior policy makers from across the Asia-Pacific have taken the first steps in improving the…
Cook & Grow: Cambodians Find Biodigesters a Gas
An innovative household biodigester has proved itself to a point where a consortium of international…
Historic Summit to Tackle Asia-Pacific Environment Issues Begins
Senior government officials from across Asia and the Pacific will meet in Bangkok this week…
NUS Study: Cambodia Deforestation Increases Child Health Issues
A team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that the…
Unabated Climate Change: Asean Food Shortages, Overcrowding, Deaths
A recent report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Asian…
Preferring to Neither Sink or Swim Jokowi Pulls the Plug on Jakarta: Asean’s Sinking Cities
Last week the head of Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Bambang Brodjonegoro, announced that the government is…
Indonesia ‘Death Zoo’: President Widodo Petitioned to Save Starving Sun Bears at Bandung Zoo
A petition imploring Indonesia President Joko Widodo and Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya…
Billions of Dollars in Litigation Awaits Philippines Mine Closures
The Philippine government faces decades-long litigation costing billions of dollars in legal fees and compensation…
Asia-Pacific: Where It’s Come From, Where It’s Going, & Where it is Now
As Asean prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in October it is an opportune time…