Mounting marine pollution is choking the world’s oceans and rivers, especially in Southeast Asia — and it’ll only get worse unless something changes. Countries along the Mekong River have become the world’s dumping ground for waste. Rubbish is finding its way into the water — killing marine animals and clogging
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan listed several achievements in the trade sector that were formulated by the G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry Ministerial Meeting (TIIMM). “First, regarding the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the G20 countries emphasized the importance of improving the basic principles of the WTO and agreed
Some 18 teams from West Kalimantan participated in the Dragon Boat Festival competition held to enliven the 2022 sun’s culmination point event “Pesona Kulminasi in Pontianak City” on September 21-25. “Hopefully, the Dragon Boat Festival will become a tourism activity in Pontianak City and not only at the provincial level
NEW DELHI, INDIA — Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says. Rapid urbanization has seen these cities draw heavily on groundwater to service their burgeoning populations,
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is continuing to conduct research and develop agriculture technology for dry land, including preparing farming infrastructure in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), a BRIN researcher has said. “On a large scale, the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry has identified both surface water resources
The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) will collaborate with a number of private and foreign partners to strengthen efforts to reduce stunting prevalence. “Right now, we are facing a demographic bonus, but, on the other hand, we also have a stunting rate amounting to 24.4 percent,” BKKBN Head