VIEW FINDER NOT A USUAL EXERCISE Soldiers smell the ground to detect bodies of flash flood victims in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot battered the island"s southern region in the second week of August. The typhoon, which Met officials call the deadliest in 50 years, also triggered mudslides; one such mudslide
Idyllic scenes of palm trees swaying over sandy beaches have long decorated brochures meant to lure tourists to Indonesia and Malaysia. But few visitors see the giant palm plantations away from the shore.
New Delhi: Researchers in Malaysia have confirmed infections among humans with the Plasmodium knowlesi strain of malaria, which till now was believed to only infect monkeys, in particular the long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques.
This discussion paper presents some early findings from the study
on Emerging Asia contribution on issues of technology for
Copenhagen. It is part of an ongoing research and dialogue
among five key Asian developing countries, namely China, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The objective is to contribute to the forthcoming UNFCCC
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Indonesia appeared to bat away offers from other Southeast Asian countries to help stop haze pollution on Wednesday, leaving the region facing worsening skies as a result of a brewing El Nino weather pattern.
India perhaps has the highest retail density in the world. Economies of scale drive the retail sector towards rapid growth in terms of size of outlets and dominance in geographical and product markets, posing challenges for preservation of genuine competition.
Two weeks after a much-hyped embankment constructed with the application of a geo-fabric technology failed to prevent the Brahmaputra from flooding Lakhimpur district, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday ordered a high-level inquiry into alleged anomalies in the Rs 100-crore contract that was awarded to a Malaysian company.
