This report, “International Labour Migration in a Changing Climate”, provides insights from Malaysia and Thailand on how, and in what contexts, international labour migration can be a viable adaptation strategy to climate change. The report provides experiences and perspectives of migrant workers, employers and government representatives on the topic. This …
Despite the high global burden of diseases caused by tobacco, valid and comparable prevalence data for patterns of adult tobacco use and factors influencing use are absent for many low-income and middle-income countries. We assess these patterns through analysis of data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered a probe into alleged involvement of politicians in widespread bushfires in peat swamp forests in Nakhon Si Thammarat and other provinces. The fresh investigation follows a report that the fires, which have destroyed more than 15,000 rai of forests in five districts of three …
Tobacco use is massively entrenched in developing countries, where one of the biggest worries is the rise of smoking among women, according to a study published on Friday in The Lancet. A survey of 16 countries that are home to three billion people found that 48.6 percent of all men …
The spurt in tiger poaching in India is being directly attributed to the increasing demand of tiger parts especially in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma and Indonesia. India has been vociferous in demanding that both China and Vietnam end all tiger farming as these are known to be fronts for a …
A 3,200-km trilateral highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand will become a reality by 2016. India has given a $500 million loan to Myanmar, some of which will be used to fund the highway, said Anil Wadhwa, India’s ambassador to Thailand. In an interview to Thai newspaper The Nation, Wadhwa …
Thai opponents of a planned multi-billion dollar dam in Laos submitted a lawsuit to a court in Bangkok on Tuesday seeking to prevent their country buying power from the hydropower project. Fifty Thai villagers representing communities along the Mekong river filed the suit against the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of …
Authorities have closed two chemical waste disposal plants in Plaeng Yao and Phanom Sarakham districts for polluting the environment. Chachoengsao industry chief Surapol Suthijinda said he shut the two plants for violating factory and health laws. He said both operators had allowed chemical-contaminated water to leak into public waterways near …
Given the role that forests play in mitigation and adaptation to climate change, there are potential synergies between REDD+ and the ability of populations to adapt to the impacts of climate change. As many countries in the region develop their national adaptation strategies, explicit incorporation of forests within these plans …
The UK and India have called on China and other countries to ban tiger farms because they undermine conservation efforts. But China responded strongly at the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Geneva, challenging delegates to "show us the evidence that [tiger farms] encourage poaching …
Two cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have been detected in Surin following an outbreak in Cambodia which borders the northeastern province. Deputy Public Health Minister Surawit Khonsomboon yesterday visited two children at Surin Hospital after they developed HFMD symptoms. Doctors found the children were not in a …
Cambodian villagers demonstrated on Friday against a controversial Lao hydropower dam that activists say is being built in defiance of an agreement to assess its potentially damaging impact on millions of people first. About 200 villagers whose livelihoods depend on the Mekong River urged a halt to the Thai-led construction …
The U.S. space agency NASA said Thursday that it was leaving the door open to reviving a canceled plan for a major Southeast Asia climate study that may have run afoul of internal Thai politics. No decision has been made "on whether NASA will be able to fly the mission …
A judge commissioner of justice has weighed in on behalf of victims of lead contamination at Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district by seeking compensation for their illnesses. Phanuphan Chairat, the Judge-Commissioner of Justice, says the Supreme Administrative Court, which is considering the case, should order full financial …
The National Housing Authority yesterday signed an agreement with the Wastewater Management Authority that is expected to lead to cleaner water in low-income communities throughout Thailand. Chayen Kamnuan, third from left, chairman of the Wastewater Management Authority, Sakda Noppasit, fourth from left, secretary to the Natural Resources and Environment minister, …
NEW DELHI, 24 JUNE: Despite nationwide movements and campaigns to save tigers, 48 tigers have been reported dead in the first six months of this year and 19 cases have been clearly stated as cases of poaching. What is worse, the number could be much more. According to Mr SP …
At a time when the tiger population is fast dwindling, India has reported an alarming increase in tiger deaths. An estimated 48 tigers have reportedly died in the first six months of this year (till June 10). Nearly 40 per cent of the total deaths have been caused due to …
The urgent need to address climate change, the concerns about depleting fossil fuel reserves and volatile global oil prices, and the continuing economic crisis have, amongst other reasons, put “energy” at the center of public policy debates and discussions in the past few years. While the discussions are centered around …
Tokyo:Over one in three anti-malarial drugs sold in southeast Asia are fake while a third of samples in sub-Saharan Africa failed chemical testing for containing too much or too little of the active ingredient, potentially encouraging drug resistance. Around 7% of the drugs tested in India was found to be …
A small earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale hit the western province of Kanchanaburi on Monday, the Meteorological Department's Seismological Bureau reported. The earthquake struck at 11.51am in Sai Yok district. There were no reports of damage or casualties.
The Asia-Pacific region may be home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies including China, Japan, India and Indonesia. But, last year at least, it also was the most vulnerable to natural disasters that hampered expansion and disrupted trade. The United Nations Economic and Social Survey of the Asia …
