Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Monday, May 31st, 2010
The curfew that has been in place on Bangkok and 23 other provinces within Thailand has been lifted by the Thai Government. The State of Emergency however, remains firmly in place.
The curfew was introduced after the Thai military moved in on the red shirt protestors in the centre of the ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Indonesia’s national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, has been named the ‘World’s Most Improved Airline’ in the Skytrax 2010 World Airline Awards.
The Skytrax World Airline Awards is one of the airline industry’s most comprehensive and prestigious measure of service quality and is based on survey results from nearly 18 million international passengers. ...
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
The mystery of why thresher sharks have such huge tails has been solved.
For years, biologists have been unsure why thresher sharks uniquely sport tails that can grow as long as the shark's body.
Now video footage has confirmed their true function: thresher sharks use their huge tails to swat and stun ...
Posted in Diving, News, Philippines, Scuba Diving, Wildlife | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
The Philippines is proposing the adoption of a single visa policy for 10 South-East Asian nations, saying it would benefit trade and tourism.
Visitors currently need to secure separate visas for each of the 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Philippine Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said he was ...
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The UK's Foreign Office (FCO) has revised its travel advice to Thailand, which last week advised against all but essential travel to the whole country.
The travel directive has been amended as follows:
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and the Terrorism and Security ...
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
The 2m-long reptile is a monitor lizard, the group to which the world's longest and largest lizards belong.
The monitor, described as spectacular by the scientists who found it, lives in forests covering the Sierra Madre mountains in the north of the country.
The striking reptile has bright yellow, blue and green ...
Posted in Conservation, News, Philippines, Wildlife | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Two critically endangered vultures were released into the wild last week in Stoeung Treng's Siem Pang district after the birds were found poisoned earlier in the month.
The birds, one white-rumped vulture and one slender-billed vulture, were nursed back to health after 2 weeks at the Phnom Tama0 Wildelife Rescue Centre ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The political demonstrations by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship in Thailand (aka UDD or "red-shirts") are expected to start in provincial areas on 11 March 2010 and reach Bangkok on 13 March 2010. The main demonstration is expected to occur near Government House and along Ratchadamnoen Road in ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
A massive clean up is continuing across Indochina after typhoon Ketsana left a destructive path through central Vietnam and Cambodia.
The storm destroyed or damaged nearly 170,000 homes and flattened crops in six Vietnamese provinces, officials said, while more than 350,000 people were evacuated from the typhoon's path.
The coastal resort town ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
PADANG – A big search is underway in Sumatra to rescue victims of yesterday’s strong earthquake.
A second quake hit Sumatra at 8.52am local time this morning, hampering rescue efforts.
Indonesian authorities fear that the death toll will surge amid the ruins of scores of buildings.
At least 200 people are confirmed ...
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
The central coast of Vietnam was struck by Typhoon Ketsana this afternoon, Tuesday 29 September, with strong winds of up to 150km/h (93mph) and heavy rain causing some damage. The airports in Danang and Hue were closed today, however, they are expected to reopen tomorrow and resume normal service. This ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Normally the Malaysian Borneo states of Sarawak & Sabah are blessed with abundant rainfall, but presently they are undergoing an exceptionally dry spell
Sarawak
Bako National Park is experiencing an extreme shortage of water, which means that, as far as visitors are concerned, there may be insufficient water for showering or for ...
Posted in Borneo, Malaysia, News, Southeast Asia | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Cambodian soldiers have rediscovered an ancient temple in Oddar Meanchey province in the north west of the Kingdom. Soldiers found the found the small temple, named Dai Kei, located about 1 km from the Thai border late last week. Cambodia's claim to Ta Moan temple, as with land around the ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
The anti-government protestors that had been holding Bangkok's two major airports - Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang - as well as Thailand's tourism industry and image under siege, returned the airports to the official authorities on Wednesday, after having caused enormous damage to the Thai economy.
Flights are however gradually returning to ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
The anti-government protestors that have been holding Bangkok's two major airports - Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang - as well as Thailand's tourism industry and image under siege, are packing up and leaving today, after having caused long-lasting damage to the economy.
However is it at all clear, when Suvarnabhumi or Don ...
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