Typhoon Ompong running updates
The latest updated information from the Philippines weather service forecasts Typhoon Ompong to hit the…
Indonesia power project threatens Sumatra’s Tapanuli orangutans survival (video)
Teetering between life and death as a species, Sumatra’s recently discovered Tapanuli orangutans are facing…
Cambodia juggles energy need V risk new Chinese dam could ‘kill the Mekong’
In June 2018, a leaked environmental impact assessment report on the proposed Sambor Hydropower Dam…
DHL eCommerce going green in Malaysia & Vietnam
People receiving parcels and packages by DHL in Vietnam or Malaysia can soon start feeling…
Amateur video captures latest destructive Lombok quakes (video) *updated
As authorities scramble to return services and normalcy to the Indonesian island of Lombok a…
Win a trip to Manila for AWF2018 with the ADBs ‘WaterYouDoing?’ photo competition
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a youth photo contest dubbed WaterYouDoing?, aimed at…
On the block: Is The Phnom Penh Post going 金边邮报?
Just two months after Malaysian business entrepreneur Sivakumar S Ganapathy (aka Siva Kumar G) purchased…
NUS divers collect 100 kg of trash from Singapore marine park
Two teams of divers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) collected more than 100…
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…