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Floods worsen in China, S. Asia
Thirteen people have died, thousands of villages are besieged and more than a million residents are stranded in the worst floods since 1991 in China's Huai River valley, officials said yesterday.
Holes blown in dikes to control floods in China
Five people have died and more than 370,000 have been evacuated as huge holes were blown in dikes in east China to tackle flood waters that are at record highs, officials said yesterday.
Law: Manage peat soil and land well to avoid disasters
Peat soil and land in Malaysia must be better managed so that they will not become a #8220;time bomb#8221; and spark dangers of bush fires and sinking of populated areas.
Law to protect wetlands passed
WETLANDS in north-east China's Heilongjiang Province will be better protected after the provincial legislature recently adopted regulations to conserve the so-called #8220;lungs of the earth#8221;.
Hainan sets up 66 nature reserves
HAINAN Province, in the southernmost China, has built 66 nature reserves covering a total area of 2.69 million hectares.
SNAP to assess progress of Dayaks
A study will be conducted to assess the achievements of the Dayak community, which produced Sarawak#8217;s first chief minister, the late Tan Sri Stephen Kalong Ningkan.
Super sewer system shapes up
SINGAPORE#8217;S underground sewage superhighways are taking shape. About 70% of the 48km of tunnels in Phase One of the S$7bil (RM15.4bil) scheme have been tunnelled, and the project is on course to meet its 2008 completion date.
Tourist ‘hot spot’ with a toxic past
Weldon Spring in Missouri may be an unlikely monument to the United States' toxic past but officials claim that this tourist site is free from radioactive danger, writes STEPHANIE SIMON.
Johor's brilliant young achievers
Six schools were shortlisted for this year's Young Achievers' Award competition national finals held in Putrajaya.And Sekolah Sultan Ismail, Johor Baru bagged the top prize.
