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Enjoy butterflies and birds, flowers and verdant foliage in parks within the park
CONTINUING the StarMetro series of exploring Kuala Lumpur on a shoestring budget, we visit a series of scenic and nature-themed spots within the Lake Gardens area.
Village at city’s edge stands its ground
Nestled between Sri Hartamas and Petaling Jaya North is a hilly area that still maintains a rustic charm and verdant greenery despite the rapid development coming up around it.
Obama to address lethal legacy of secret war in Laos
XIENG KHOUANG, Laos (Reuters) - Yianyang Bounxieng remembers playing with bombs as a child growing up in Xieng Khouang, a verdant and mountainous province of Laos, and the area most heavily bombed by U.S. Air Force planes during the war in neighbouring Vietnam.
Venezuelans flood Brazil border in 36-hour grocery run
PACARAIMA, Brazil (Reuters) - Government employee Jose Lara this month used some vacation days to take a long scenic bus ride through the verdant plateaus and sweeping savannas of southern Venezuela, but the trip was anything but a holiday.
Japan twin quakes turned hills into deadly cascades of mud
MASHIKI: When powerful -- and shallow -- twin earthquakes struck southern Japan barely 24 hours apart, the verdant hills that gracefully dominate the landscape turned into deadly cascades of mud.
Attention turns to Ipoh as a property hotspot
Ipoh is famed for many things. Flat rice noodles, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh, verdant limestone mastiffs, and its rich mining past, among other things.
Peru water wars threaten agricultural export boom
ICA, Peru (Reuters) - The World Bank, which has lent millions of dollars to turn Peru's fragile desert coast into verdant farmland, has stumbled into a film noir scene straight out of Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown' about the violent water wars of 1930s Los Angeles.
Thailand woos foreign golfers with sun, sand traps
BANGKOK (Reuters Life!) - Glittering temples, bargain-filled markets, stunning beaches and verdant golf courses: for an increasing number of visitors, Thailand is the ideal recession-friendly holiday destination, down to a tee.
Cameron Highlands in terrible shape due to land clearing and water pollution
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Once famed for its cool temperatures and verdant growth, Cameron Highlands is now battling unsustainable land clearing and water pollution.
Business as usual for junta
Every year, Myanmar's ruling generals throw a grand party in verdant People's Park, marching their troops around in celebration of what they claim are their many achievements. But it's an in-house affair.
