The onset of the Asean wet season has seen the return of one of the region’s perennial scourges, dengue fever, with cases across the region already dwarfing those for COVID-19 in many member states. Figures […]
As the number of confirmed deaths from dengue in the Philippines this year broke through the 1,500 barrier last month, scientists and health officials meeting in Maryland, USA, were being shown compelling evidence that the […]
The Philippines remains the hardest hit of Asean member states reporting outbreaks of the debilitating and frequently fatal mosquito born disease dengue this year, with more than 720 deaths and a further 167,000 people infected […]
Singapore may be one of the world’s smallest countries, but each day it is growing a little bigger thanks to its ingenious method of trash management and disposal. While neighbouring countries are literally awash with […]
A recent study by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) found that each citizen disposes of the equivalent of 73 mobile phones in electronic waste (e-waste) a year, with only about 6 per cent being deposited […]
As the Zika virus continues to expand through the Asean Community (AC) a new study from the Rockefeller University has found that the ‘Asian lineage’ of the Zika virus can infect brain cells in adult […]