Aussie Toxic Waste to Denmark
Some 6,100 tonnes of Australian toxic waste will soon be making its way to Denmark to be destroyed at the Kommunekemi facility in Nyborg, following an export licence granted by …
Aussie Toxic Waste to Denmark Read MoreMekong Region Rail Network Plan Moves Ahead
The railway system, connecting more than 300 million people who live around one of the world’s great rivers, the Mekong, will come a step closer when ministers from Cambodia, China, …
Mekong Region Rail Network Plan Moves Ahead Read MoreJakarta Introduces Women-Only Trains to Avoid Groping
Women can choose to board the female-only, orange and pink-seated carriages at the front and rear of trains in Jakarta, the latest in a growing number of cities to offer …
Jakarta Introduces Women-Only Trains to Avoid Groping Read MoreThai-Burmese Border Closure Costs Thailand Millions a Day
The Thai-Burmese order has been closed for more than one month, and no one knows when it will reopen again. This is causing a whole lot of problems. Especially at …
Thai-Burmese Border Closure Costs Thailand Millions a Day Read MorePhuket Loses Expo 2020 Bid – Ayutthaya Ahead in the Run
After a six-month study by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, the cities are left in the race for Thailand’s bid on the World Expo 2020. Phuket had high hopes, …
Phuket Loses Expo 2020 Bid – Ayutthaya Ahead in the Run Read MoreWikiLeaks Rages: Launches Thaileaks
Earlier this week, the Thailand authorities closed the access to WikiLeaks on security grounds, as the government stated. “This is not acceptable, anywhere in the world. Therefore we make all …
WikiLeaks Rages: Launches Thaileaks Read MoreThai Government Chopper Crash Kills Five
Wednesday, officials said that a Thai government helicopter crashed in the ountry’s mountainous north, reports CNN. The chopper went missing Tuesday during heavy rainstorms. It belonged to Thailand’s Natural Resource …
Thai Government Chopper Crash Kills Five Read MoreBangladesh Arrests 21 After Rallies
The police in Bangladesh have arrested three garment industry labor leaders and 18 other people on charges that they organized and participated in violent protests last month. International advocacy groups …
Bangladesh Arrests 21 After Rallies Read MoreHuge Penalty for Vietnamese Fish Fraud
An American director of Sterling Seafood Corporation is being sentenced to serve almost two years behind bars, and in addition he was charged a fine of $64 million for fraudulent …
Huge Penalty for Vietnamese Fish Fraud Read MoreBlast Kills Seven in China’s Xinjiang
The explosion happened in Aksu city in the west of the remote western region. A local government spokeswoman, Hou Hanmin, said a Uighur man drove a three-wheeled vehicle carrying an …
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