Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Myanmar
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ADB to assist Myanmar in developing renewable energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Myanmar develop renewable energy under a three-year project until 2017, according to an official statement published on Wednesday, reports BSS. The project worth
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hits Myanmar, near Chinese border
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hit Myanmar on Friday near its northeastern border with China but there were no immediate reports of damage, a meteorological official said. The earthquake, described
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Myanmar's Pending Ceasefire Jeopardized by Skirmishes Over Illegal Logging
Myanmar's forests are the final frontier for the logging of tropical hardwoods in mainland Southeast Asia. Until a few weeks ago as many as a hundred timber trucks a day rolled through Marip Brang Mai's
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Experts expect El Nino, sub-normal to normal monsoon in South Asia
Pune : The consensus outlook for the summer monsoon season (June-September), developed in the fifth session of the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF-5), indicates below-normal to normal rainfall
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Myanmar's Tourism Boom Endangers Fragile Ecosystems
The morning sun shoots rays over the tops of the steep hills surrounding Inle Lake that pierce the mist rising from the waters. Egrets and coots glint white in the sky overhead and glide off into the deep
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Climate Change Responses To Shape Asia's Future
Challenges such as extreme weather, rising seas and worsening scarcity of drinking water are forcing many Asian governments to confront the changes being wrought by a warming planet even as some point
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PM urges international cooperation to exchange weather data
It’s impossible to prevent natural disasters completely but, their mitigation and adaptation are possible through accurate and timely forecasts Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said international
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Myanmar to improve power distribution network with ADB loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently provided a loan of US$60 million for improving Myanmar's power distribution network with an aims to ensure better access to electricity by some 480,000 households
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Country awash with agro chemicals
Sri Lanka is the highest user of agro-chemicals in the world. It uses 287 units of agro-chemicals per hectare, whereas Myanmar used only eight units and Bangladesh 144 units per hectare, World Health Organization
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Govt Proposes 15,000-km Green Energy Highway
India is keen to build a 15,000-km gas grid across Asia to connect producers such as Iran, Myanmar, Bangladesh and central Asian nations with big consumers including itself, China and Pakistan, government