Archive for the ‘Southeast Asia’ Category
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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Friday, March 5th, 2010
We have added some scheduled, join-in departures for this great mountain bike ride through the volcanic island of Flores, eastern Indonesia. We have also managed to keep the costs down so no change from last year.
See here for update, or here for some pics from Tim Peterson & Louise Nielsen ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
The Angkor Butterfly Centre (ABC) is an interactive butterfly exhibit located 25 km north of Siem Reap, home to Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat, on the road to the Landmine Museum and Bantey Srei temple.
The exhibit consists of a netted tropical garden with hundreds of free-flying butterflies, all of which are ...
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Manolo Serapio Jr., Reuters
Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:23pm EST
MANILA (Reuters) - Revenue from a small hydropower plant that cost little more than a supercar to build, will help preserve 2,000-year-old Philippine rice terraces dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World," conservationists say.
Read more…
Visit the stunning rice terraces of northern Philippines ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
By THOMAS FULLER
Published in The New York Times: January 18, 2010
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — Bullet by bullet, workers removed the detritus of Cambodia’s past. They pulled 300 land mines and 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the red dirt and then laid down a thick layer of asphalt. Today, what would ...
Posted in Cambodia, Charity Events, Cycling, Development, mountain biking, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam | No Comments »
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Here are the first pictures in from Tim Peterson's and Lousie Neilson's moutain bike ride through the stunning Indonesian island of Flores.
Here is what they had to say about it...
Hi Christopher, Indonesia was fantastic. The trip went off without a hitch. The people, the cycling, the diving, the boat, all ...
Posted in Indonesia, mountain biking, Southeast Asia | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia – Camera traps deep in the Sumatran jungle have captured first-time images of a rare female tiger and her cubs, giving researchers unique insight into the elusive tiger’s behaviour. Read more on the WWF website on this story.
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
The Apsara Authority (AA), who run the Angkor temples, have announced that the upper level access to Angkor Wat will re-open from 15 January 2010. This access has been closed since October 2007 whilst restoration work was on-going.
The AA have put certain conditions in place such as only 100 people ...
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Cambodia is amazing for exploring on a mountain bike, whether you are an experienced biker or not. This is mainly because it is still very underdeveloped with few black-top roads... extremely rural in a way that makes Thailand look like a shopping mall. And... flat! But it is changing quickly ...
Posted in Cambodia, Cycling, Laos, mountain biking, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis-Travel, Vietnam | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Kuala Lumpur’s historical hotel Carcosa Seri Negara will close its doors at the end of the year to begin a renovation and redevelopment program.
Originally built in 1904 as the official residence of the highest British representative to the Malay States, Carcosa Seri Negara is a hallmark of Malaysia’s national heritage. ...
Posted in Hotels, Malaysia, Southeast Asia | 1 Comment »
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 ...
Posted in Cambodia, Climate, News, Philippines, Vietnam | No Comments »
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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