Thailand to ban glyphosate and other high-profile pesticides

Oct 24,2019
Thailand edged closer Tuesday to banning glyphosate and two other controversial pesticides despite protests from farmers in a multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry aiming to be the "kitchen of the world".
Death toll from Philippine earthquake rises to 5
Oct 17
The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck North Cotabato province in southern Philippines on Wednesday has climbed to five people, local officials said on Thursday.
Thai park where 11 elephants died in waterfall strengthens fences
Oct 10
Five more dead elephants have been found at the bottom of a Thai waterfall known as "Hell's Abyss", the environment minister said Wednesday, as rangers reinforced barriers to try to stop the creatures wandering into the dangerous area.
Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN
Sep 24
Indonesian forest fires are putting nearly 10 million children at risk from air pollution, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases.
Lilly, Thailand's Greta Thunberg, wages 'war' on plastic
Sep 20
Skipping school to glide through a dirty Bangkok canal on a paddleboard, Lilly fishes out rubbish in her mission to clean up Thailand, where the average person uses eight plastic bags every single day.
Indonesian haze closes schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1
Sep 18
Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city's Formula One motor race.
Plane crash kills 9 near Philippine capital
Sep 02
A light plane on a medical evacuation flight has crashed near the Philippine capital of Manila. All nine people on board have been confirmed dead.