Category: Asia

India: 2010 Hottest Year Ever

India experienced its hottest year on record in 2010, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday, blaming the

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Philippine Traffic Woes Worsen

Lawyer Meg Gutierrez gets up before dawn in an effort to beat the worst of Manila's traffic but still

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Sri Lanka Floods Displace 1 Million

Flooding in Sri Lanka has forced more than one million people out of their homes. At least 23 people have

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Indonesia Pledges Aussie Flood Aid

Indonesia is donating $1 million to Australia to help victims of the flooding in Brisbane, which includes dozens of

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Money Before Nature Will Be Costly

Indoenesia: The government’s pursuit of increased revenue at the expense of environmental conservation could see the number of water

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Strong Quake Rattles Shanghai

AN earthquake centred in the Yellow Sea off China's eastern coast has rattled Shanghai, causing buildings to shake but

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Krakatau Erupts Residents Evacuate

The South Lampung Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) is set to evacuate tens of thousands of residents in seven districts

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Indonesia Gets Tough on Forests

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday ordered provincial governors to act more firmly against mining and plantation firms

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Al Gore Praises Yudhoyono

Jakarta. Nobel laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore on Sunday thanked Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for

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750,000 Homeless in Sri Lanka Floods

At least seven people, including two children, were killed in mudslides in Sri Lanka where more than 750,000 people

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