Environment

Death Toll Rises To Three As Heavy Rain Lashes North-Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Jul 29 (NNN-NHK) – One more body, believed to be a missing police officer, was found yesterday, in north-eastern…

Sri Lanka Expects Significant Increase In Tourists Visiting Nature Reserves This Year

COLOMBO, Jul 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Compared to the last two years, Sri Lanka expects to see a significant increase in…

Myanmar Marked Mangrove Conservation Day With Community Event

YANGON, Jul 28 (NNN-MNA) – A ceremony to mark the 2024 International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem,…

Sweltering Heat Raging Across Mideast, Further Straining Power System

CAIRO, Jul 28 (NNN-MENA) – Intense heatwaves continued to rage across the Middle East, with temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celcius…

Philippines Detects “Minimal” Oil Leaks From Sunken Tanker

MANILA, Jul 27 (NNN-PNA) – Divers noticed “minimal” oil leaks from a Philippine tanker, carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial…

Chinese, Indonesian Firms Marked Mangrove Conservation Day With Community Event

JAKARTA, Jul 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – PT Shenhua Guohua Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (SGPJB), a joint venture between Chinese and Indonesian energy…

Malaysia ECRL Mega Rail Project Enables Seamless Logistics Connectivity

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia, being built…

Water Level Of Major Rivers In Myanmar Exceeds Warning Mark Amid Heavy Rains

YANGON, Jul 27 (NNN-MNA) – Water level of major rivers in Myanmar has exceeded the warning mark, in 12 towns…

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Indonesia’s Maluku, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Jul 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province this morning, without triggering giant waves,…

Philippine Typhoon, Southwest Monsoon Death Toll Rises To 33

MANILA, Jul 26 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from severe flooding and landslides, triggered by the southwest monsoon, enhanced by…