Typhoon Parma ripped and battered parts of Philippines and caused severe damage to life and property. This is second storm to hit Philippines in last eight days. The first one which even hit the capital Manila killed more than 288 people and affected more than 3 million people. It is said to be worst storm [...]

Earthquakes in Indonesia and South Pacific islands of Samoa and tsunamis followed by quakes have wrecked havoc and killed hundreds of people. Thousands are still missing and has left both places totally destroyed. Death tolls are expected to rise in next few days.
Entire communities living on Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga have been left [...]

More than 70 percent of Indonesia’s original forest cover has been lost. Logging, which is mostly illegal, is estimated to destroy over 2.4 million hectares per year.
Re-elected Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) gets international praise for leading the fight against deforestation in his country. All Indonesian presidents in the past have pledged to preserve [...]

One of the most notorious terrorist outfits operating in Southeast Asia, Jemaah Islamiah has said to be perpetrated the twin bomb attacks on high profile hotels in Indonesia on Sunday. According to Indonesian police investigators, the modus operandi and the equipment used to carry out the deadly attacks points to the working to Jemaah Islamiah [...]

Occupying just one percent of the earth’s surface, the Coral Triangle holds 30 percent of the world’s coral reefs. The site is broken down into 76 percent of coral species and more than 35 percent of coral reef fish species. It is also an important spawning ground for the fishing industry top-earners such as tuna.
The [...]

The endangered species of reptiles known as Komodo dragons have begun to terrorize the Indonesian villagers and attacks have been increased. The main weapon of these Komodo dragons is its jagged teeth and its poisonous venoms that can kill a human being in few hours. Generations of Indonesian villagers have lived alongside these reptiles, and [...]

Associated Press may be quick but not entirely accurate. So, here are a few corrections to the AP news on the Abu Sayyaf:
(1) The title reads ‘ Abu Sayyaf’s new generation threatens Philippines.’
No such thing as Abu Sayyaf’s new generation. It’s still the old gang, though some of the earlier leaders have been killed. It’s [...]

There was a time when the Saudi kingdom made food a national cause in spite of unfavorable natural conditions. In the three decades between 1971 and 2000, thanks to a policy of irrigation supported by public funds, agricultural land rose from 0.4 to 1.6 million hectares, with concentration in the provinces of Hail and Qassim [...]

The tragedy of the Rohingya refugees occupies a special issue in the migrant debate as it has affected many ASEAN member countries. The Rohingya boat people, part of a Muslim minority group living in western Burma’s Arakan State, fled their country in waves over the recent months because of the tremendous pressure they were under [...]

The fight against human trafficking was the subject of the very recent Third Bali Regional Ministerial Conference On People Smuggling, Trafficking In Persons and Related Transnational Crime, held on the Indonesian island of Bali and attended by delegates from over 60 countries.
The social malaise has reached unprecedented proportions over the recent years. Criminal syndicates involved [...]