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A new study by the National University of Singapore (NUS)Â has found that mangrove deforestation in Myanmar is taking place at a faster rate than previously estimated. The NUS study, led by Edward Webb and Jose […]
Cancer scientist Cheong Sok Ching’s efforts to understand and eventually eliminate oral cancer are advancing research of the disease not just in Malaysia, but throughout Southeast Asia. In her capacity as a cancer researcher, Ms […]
The marine fisheries harvest in the Philippines may vanish by 2050, according to the latest projections made in a new study on the marine impacts from climate change. The study also found that some popular […]
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As Philippine scientists and politicians fight over the failure of Asia’s first mass dengue vaccination programme the biggest casualty may be people’s trust and confidence in vaccination and other government-led public health programmes as effective […]
The drastic reduction in sediment flow in the Mekong River is threatening the stability of the delta and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on its resources says a new study by the United Nations […]
An innovative household biodigester has proved itself to a point where a consortium of international investors has put down $1 million for further expansion in Cambodia and for exploring new markets in other countries. According […]
An Indonesian food technologist admits that palm oil – which is widely used in the processed food industry – has a potentially carcinogenic contaminant, but says no epidemiological study has been carried out on its […]
On July 1 Filipino and South Korean scientists commenced a project to develop sidecars for tricycle made almost entirely of abaca fibre composites. This is the first time that abaca – a species of banana […]
Indonesia forest fires last year released 11.3 million tonnes of carbon per day, exceeding the daily rate of 8.9 million tonnes of carbon emissions from the whole of the European Union, a study says. The […]
The amount of water that will be released from China’s Jinghong dam until April 10 could be too low to help alleviate drought-stricken Southeast Asia. The Chinese government has not clarified the exact amount of water […]