Environment

ASEAN Officials Vow To Promote Sustainable Urban Development

VIENTIANE, Sept 21 (NNN-KPL) – Officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), have reaffirmed their…

UN Released Two Million USD For Typhoon Yagi Relief In Vietnam

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations released, yesterday, two million U.S. dollars, to kickstart Vietnam’s response to…

ASEAN, Mekong River Commission Committed To Addressing Water Security Challenges

VIENTIANE, Sept 20 (NNN-KPL) – Representatives from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Mekong River…

Flood Death Toll Reaches 268 In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 19 (NNN-MNA) – The death toll from severe flooding in Myanmar has reached 268 people, with 88 still…

Storms Affect Over 170,000 People In Laos

VIENTIANE, Sept 19 (NNN-KPL) – Over 176,000 people in 15 provinces across Laos have been hit by serious floods, after…

TEPCO Again Halts Work To Collect Fuel Debris At Crippled Fukushima Power Plant

TOKYO, Sept 18 (NNN-NHK) – The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, said yesterday that, the project…

Pakistan Committed To Preserving Ozone Layer, Combating Climate Change

ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (NNN-APP) – Romina Khurshid Alam, coordinator to the Pakistani prime minister on climate change and environmental coordination,…

Death Toll From Myanmar’s Flooding Rises To 226

YANGON, Sept 17 (NNN-MNA) – The death toll from Myanmar’s flooding has risen to 226, with 77 people still missing,…

ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre Hosts Advanced Training In Psycho-Social Support

PHNOM PENH, Sept 17 (NNN-AKP) – The ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC), yesterday, hosted here, the sixth psycho-social support…

5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Indonesia’s East Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Sept 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Last night, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, where the nation’s new capital…