PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Neetwork): Striving to set an example and educate others on proper plastic disposal, a student and his teammates dedicated over a year to collecting plastic waste from sewage canals in Phnom Penh, resulting in their environmental efforts gaining recognition among young people from Asean countries.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Neetwork): Singapore will restart work on Changi Airport Terminal 5 after a two-year pause, to build up the country's future capacity as the aviation industry recovers faster than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Neetwork): “Violence against women doesn’t exist in our village”. This was the prevailing answer from men and women when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Lao Women’s Union (LWU) conducted their first community outreach field mission last year in Bokeo province.