In a chilling scenario reminiscent of military blunders of the past, countries in the Asia-Pacific (AP) region find themselves on the brink of defeat at the hands of a formidable foe – the hyperthreat of […]
Senior government officials, top experts, and key stakeholders will gather in Bangkok next week for the fourth United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Disaster Resilience Week. To be held […]
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As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), they can be sure that our region will be in […]
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Paddy is our life, but many people don’t want us to grow paddy anymore”, laments Pham Van Tuan, a rice farmer in Can Tho province of Vietnam. “Big people from Ho Chi Minh City say […]
Young artists throughout Asean have until August 5 to enter the Mission of the European Union to Asean’s ‘Our Planet, Our Future’, Asean youth drawing competition. Open to artists between the ages of 16 and […]
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A new study by the National University of Singapore (NUS) 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 […]
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The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID -19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a heavy toll on Asia and the Pacific. Countries in our region […]
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Shortages of water are a huge problem for Thailand. The government’s attempts to promote industrial investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) — Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao — has caused water demand in the […]
Health leaders from 37 countries attending the 70th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific have endorsed calls to ramp up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and tobacco […]
While climate science denialists may wish to continue to repudiate the realities of the current climate crisis, one needs go no further than Bedono, Central Java. Here the ravages of climate change is very obvious. […]
Thailand Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on developed countries to deliver on their financial commitments to scale-up climate finance that is secure, predictable and sustainable beyond next year. Delivering a statement on behalf […]
A briefing of foreign diplomats in Bangkok yesterday on Thailand’s coming year as chair of Asean was told the community needs to re-think its strategies and approaches if it is to remain relevant and central […]