Category Archives: News

  • Yangoon Tire Recyclers in Myanmar

    Yangoon Tire Recyclers in Myanmar

    Aung Nyunt, a 63 year old from Yangoon, works with 6 other workers day and night transforming rubber tires into flip flops, rubber bushings, buckets and other spare parts for cars. Rubbing bushings have been in demand for second hand cars especially with 300,000 used cars on the road of…

  • Public Outrage: 13 year old Girl raped and killed in Thailand

    Public Outrage: 13 year old Girl raped and killed in Thailand

    A 13 year old girl has been raped and killed by being shoved off a moving train from an overnight trip, has sparked public outrage.  Many are calling for capital punishment for rapists. The body of the victim had been identified early on Tuesday morning nearby the railroad tracks…

  • Air pollution and toxins are at its most severe, threatening Angkor wat

    Air pollution and toxins are at its most severe, threatening Angkor wat

    10 years ago, yearly visitors were close to 300,000 to Angkor Wat, and UNESCO cautioned at that time predicted boost in travelers. Today, ancient stones are crumbling under the millions of visitors in the past 10 years, and the mounting air pollution has risen. Acid rain is another issue,…

  • Hanoi replacing dangerous over head wires and cables

    Hanoi replacing dangerous over head wires and cables

    Regulators within Hanoi are investigating in the removal of large tangle over head electrical lines, telephone and tv cables. It has come about as an initiatives to satisfy deadlines from city planning back in 2011 to hide and bury all exposed wires underground by the year 2015. The municipal communities…

  • Cool looking Cambodian Tuk-Tuks

    Cool looking Cambodian Tuk-Tuks

    BY EMILY WILKINS AND SEK ODOM | FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Most tuk-tuk drivers have to continuously vie with each other to attract tourists’ attention, but Oung Hour gets it without even trying.  As he stands on the sidewalk near the riverside, groups of tourists point at his bright mustard-yellow…

  • Myanmar is purchasing 20 used train carriages from India

    Myanmar is purchasing 20 used train carriages from India

      by eGuide Travel The Myanmar government is planning to buy 20 used train carriages from India, according to an official from the Ministry of Rail Transportation. These carriages have air-conditioning and include advanced seating privileges. So, they are more suitable for long distance trips. When the carriages arrive, a trial…

  • Chiang Mai Flower Festival

    Chiang Mai Flower Festival

    Chiang Mai this year hosted its famous Flower Festival from February 7th-9th, showcasing flowers in full bloom during Thailand’s cool season. The Tourism Authority of Thailand reports that the 38th Chiang Mai Flower Festival was held at Suan Buak Hat park, which became an open-air exhibition. Local and international…