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Relocating mangroves for Indonesian highway ‘not that easy,’ expert warns
Indonesia is building a toll road and levee along the north coast of the Java Island in an effort to reduce congestion and prevent tidal flooding.
But the project will cut through swaths of mangrove forest, some of which will be relocated, according to officials.
An environmental expert has warned against the mangrove relocation plan, noting that poor procedures will likely lead to failed growth of trees at the new sites.
PURWOKERTO, Indonesia An environmental experts in Indonesia has warned against a government plan to relocate mangrove trees along the north coast of the island of Java to make way for a highway and levee project.
Indonesia and Malaysia are tightening rules to prevent a surge in
COVID-19 cases around the Ramadan holidays.
Millions of people globally, including in Southeast
Asia, are observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The ritual involves
Muslims refraining from eating and drinking all day and usually gathering for
communal prayers in the evenings.
While the governments in both countries are
working to enact COVID-19 protocols, a surge in cases is likely as millions
ready for the Eid holiday season.
Indonesia
and Malaysia tighten restrictions but curbs may not be enough
Both countries tightened travel restrictions ahead of the
month of Ramadan beginning in early April. Communal prayers have been
On April 24, ASEAN is set to hold an emergency
meeting in Jakarta on the political crisis in Myanmar. On February 1 the
Myanmar military, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, took over the country’s
government after alleging there were irregularities in last November’s
elections.
There is no
evidence of mass
voter fraud and since taking power the military has imposed draconian measures
to silence resistance to the takeover, including curfews, internet
blackouts and bans
on social
gatherings.
Amid waves of mass protest, security forces have
also killed over 700
people a number
the military disputes. With a global spotlight on the situation, ASEAN’s
Amid global and regional crises sparked by COVID-19, natural disasters and geopolitical changes, Vietnam has continued to show marked success in the fight against the pandemic and in economic growth, mainly due to strong political will and drastic measures by government and citizens, according to foreign organizations and experts. The country’s upcoming change in leadership, after the 13
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Since
the outbreak of COVID-19, Vietnam has become a bright spot, a model for successfully
containing the pandemic after taking rigorous, timely and effective measures to
prevent and combat the pandemic. As the global crisis stretches into its second