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Bhutan to Build Southern Highway to Boost Growth, Cut Poverty

By: chnarendra

An efficient and reliable road network is hampering development in southern Bhutan, and the government is now targeting a major road link there to boost growth and livelihood opportunities in one of the country’s most remote and poor regions.       To support the government’s plans, Asian Development Bank’s (...

29 days ago

West Sumatra quake victims to be relocated

By: alf47981

West Sumatra quake victims to be relocated The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Sat, 11/21/2009 9:23 PM  |  National The central and West Sumatra provincial governments will work together to relocate thousands of people whose ...

19 days ago

International groups were: Population of 26 districts in Cairo (Egypt) ...

By: ahmedibrahem

Amnesty International warned in a report issued by Egypt that the poorest people in the risk of Cairo buried alive inside their homes, in reference to the population of 26 districts in the Egyptian capital are at risk of death as the threatened collapse of the stone blocks. The organization called «the Egyptian authorities to take ...

22 days ago

Testing Central Sulawesi Village of Disaster Management Regulation

By: hendranick

Central Sulawesi to test the preparation of village regulations (perdes) on disaster management in the village of Labean and Omu.According to the Program Coordinator for Disaster Risk Reduction Nurfathan Ahmad Sulawesi in Palu, Sunday, village regulations in both regions were expected to be implemented in the villages of other disaster-prone areas ...

4 days ago