- A number of citizens is reported that they were willing to arrive and queue from the early hours of the morning to attend the 81st Independence Day Anniversary commemoration ceremony of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday. According to a post on the Cabinet Secreta»»»

CHIANG SEN, Thailand – Thai fisherman Somdet Singthong steered his metal skiff across the brown waters of the Mekong river, resigned to the pollution that has put his health and lifelong source of livelihood at risk. Doctors have found elevated levels of toxic arsenic in his fingernails and urine, »»»