Environment

Private Resort Within Protected Chocolate Hills Stirs Up Controversy In Philippines

MANILA, Mac 16 (NNN-PNA) – A government probe is underway into a private resort, suspected to be illegally built within…

Around 3,000 Sri Lankan Families Facing Drinking Water Problems Due To Dry Weather

COLOMBO, Mac 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – About 3,000 families in Sri Lanka are facing drinking water problems, due to persistent dry…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Jolted Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture

TOKYO, Mac 15 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8, struck off Japan’s north-eastern prefecture of Fukushima…

Cambodia Recorded 32 Landmine, ERW Casualties Last Year, Down 22 Percent

PHNOM PENH, Mac 14 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia reported 32 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in 2023, a…

Harsh Winter Kills Over 3.9 Million Head Of Livestock In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mac 11 (NNN-APA) – The number of livestock killed by this winter’s extreme cold weather has risen to…

TEPCO Pays 402 Million Yen To Japan Shiitake Mushroom Producers For Reputational Damage

TOKYO, Mac 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), paid shiitake mushroom producers in the south-western prefecture of…

19 Killed, Seven Missing In Floods, Landslides In Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mac 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll of floods and landslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province rose to 19,…

10 Killed, 10 Missing In Floods, Landslides In Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mac 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 10 people were killed and 10 others went missing, as floods and landslides…

Salt Intrusion Affects Over 100,000 Families In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

HANOI, Mac 8 (NNN-VNA) – Salt intrusion at several rivers and streams in the Mekong Delta provinces in Vietnam, has…

Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei, Malaysian Edotco, Team Up To Launch 1st Fiberglass Tower In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Mac 8 (NNN-BSS) – Chinese telecommunication giant, Huawei and Malaysian leading Edotco, teamed up to launch the first-ever fiberglass…