Archive for the ‘Development’ Category
Monday, February 13th, 2017
7 February 2017 / Della Syahni - Mongabay
A Pandansari resident tends mangroves plants. Photo by Donny Iqbal
Indonesia’s national energy strategy relies on large fossil-fuel plants, but remote villages show alternatives are possible.
An estimated 1.6 million poor households in Indonesia are not connected to the electricity grid.
Indonesia's national energy plan, which ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2017
Published on Mongabay, 27 January 2017: Story and photo by Luc Forsyth
Divided by promises of compensation, ethnic minority villages in northeastern Cambodia face relocation for a hydropower dam.When completed, the Lower Sesan II dam will inundate 36,000 hectares (89,000 acres) of forest and force 5,000 people to relocate, activists say.
The ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2014
To those of you in the UK, please watch this - Pailinesque travelogue with lots of useful, insightful knowledge about the wonderful Mekong River and the dangers it faces from over exploitation. Watch on iPlayer
Posted in Adventure Travel, Birding, Burma, Cambodia, Community Based Tourism, Conservation, Culture & History, Development, Ecotourism, Laos, Responsible tourism, River Cruises, River Cruising, Travel & Tourism, Vietnam, Wildlife | No Comments »
Friday, November 7th, 2014
Almost completely covered in Protected Areas, Palawan lost 6.4 percent of its tree cover in just over a decade.
About an hour and a half plane ride from the Philippine capital Manila is a long, narrow island home to about a quarter of all the animal species found in the country. ...
Posted in Birding, Conservation, Development, Ecotourism, Philippines, Wildlife | No Comments »
Friday, July 4th, 2014
The Indonesian Immigration office has announced and implemented an increase in Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) fee starting on 3rd July 2014 at any international airport or official seaport in Indonesia. The price for a seven-day visa-on-arrival has been set to $15 from the initial $10, while the price for a 30-day visa-on-arrival ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
SilkAir has launched flights between Singapore and Kalibo the gateway to Boracay in Philippines.
Kalibo will be SilkAir’s third destination in the Philippines after Cebu and Davao, increasing the number of destinations in SilkAir’s route network to 46 destinations in 12 countries.
Flights to Kalibo will be operated on a thrice weekly ...
Posted in Airlines, Development, News, Philippines, Travel & Tourism, Travel and Transport | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Plans are underway to open a spa and retreat on the private island of Koh Krabeay in 2015 that will signal a major development in Cambodia’s inbound health tourism.
Thai hotel development firm Akaryn Hospitality Management Services are to expand their health and wellness operations with the unveiling of a USD$21 ...
Posted in Cambodia, Development, Hotels, News | No Comments »
Monday, June 4th, 2012
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Traditionally the women of the Kelabit tribe of northern Borneo would use heavy brass weights to stretch their earlobes, considered to be highly attractive. Sadly this is another tradition that is fast disappearing. I once met a lady who had ...
Posted in Adventure Travel, Borneo, Culture & History, Development, Malaysia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Symbiosis-Travel | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, yesterday ordered a temporary halt to economic land concessions and the confiscation of land from any companies that have broken the law.
Hun Sen said the move would "maintain equity and refine the effectiveness of economic land concession management" and followed policies on land use, division ...
Posted in Cambodia, Development, News | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
By Radio Free Asia
Cambodia has called for an immediate halt to the construction of the Xayaburi dam in an official protest note to Laos, officials said in a statement last week, as opposition to the hydropower project gained momentum in Thailand.
Full story at Asia Times Online
Posted in Cambodia, Conservation, Development, Laos, News, Thailand, Vietnam | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Vietnam's ancient town and UNESCO World Heritage City of Hoi An is set to become the first Asian city to offer free wireless internet access (WiFi), starting at the beginning of the Lunar New Year.
The free internet service covers the three ancient wards of Minh An, Cam Pho and ...
Posted in Development, News, Vietnam | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The Philippines Department of Agriculture is putting in 30 million Piso to restore the 2,000-year old Ifugao Rice Terraces, often described as the 8th Wonder of the World, to their former glory.
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Posted in Conservation, Culture & History, Development, News, Philippines, Travel & Tourism | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The 7th Angkor Photo Festival will take place in Siem Reap from 19 to 26 November 2011.
Created in 2005, the Angkor Photo Festival is the first photography festival to be held in Southeast Asia. Each year the weeklong event features exhibitions and outdoor slideshows by celebrated and emerging photographers in ...
Posted in Cambodia, Charity Events, Cultural Events, Development, Photography, Southeast Asia | No Comments »
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Cyclists and adventure holiday seekers from all over the world are being invited to sign up to the Angkor Wat Bike Race & Ride presented by CIMB Bank.
The event, organised by Village Focus International, will take place on Saturday 3rd December, and allows travellers to experience Siem Reap's magical temple ...
Posted in Cambodia, Charity Events, Cycling, Development, mountain biking, News, sports | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
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On the left, the tallest, completed building in Cambodia, the Canadia Tower. On the right the half built Sokha Resort complex currently being developed on the Chroy Changvar peninsular, opposite the popular Phnom Penh waterfront.
More pics on the Symbiosis Custom Travel Facebook page.
Posted in Cambodia, Development | No Comments »
