Asian Supermarkets Prefer Banana Leaves Over Plastic Packaging
Once a unique discovery called plastic has grown in popularity among civilized people. Today, the globe suffers from massive plastic waste. If you are going to buy any food or….
Category: Asia
How to Replace Plastic Straws? Cafe in the Philippines Makes Straws from Coconut Leaves
Plastics are all around us, in the most of industries (household, office, toys, gastronomy, etc.), everywhere we look. Almost we could say that we live in ‘plastic age’. Plastic consumption….
If You Want to Graduate in the Philippines, You Have to Plant 10 Trees
Trees, “the lungs of the Earth”, are important to the environment, especially in our current situation where we experience the effect of global warming. Around two fifths of the country….
India’s air pollution is slowly killing its residents
In India, air pollution believed to cause 527.000 fatalities a year. Air pollution around cities is clearly visible from space. Major sources of air pollution are inefficient modes of transport,….
Kim Jong-un: A dictator who is drowning in luxury, his people in fear and famine
How does the most hated dictator of today live? While his people are drowning in poverty and working like dogs, Kim Jong-un enjoys the luxury that many sheikhs cannot afford…..
The real impact of the disaster in Fukushima on the ocean has become a matter of secrecy
We all think that fish and seafood are safe as food but who can guarantee that it is indeed the case? Are fish and seafood really safe to consume? Most….
Try to avoid palm oil, save your health and rainforests
Palm oil currently belongs among highly debated issues, primarily because large companies have started large fires in Indonesia to get enough free soil for oil palm. Intensive awareness-raising campaigns and….
Small flats resembling coffins – it is also an aspect of life in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a city with almost 7.5 million people living there, and there is no place for new flats. As a result, flats called the “coffin cubicles” resembling coffins….
Mentally ill patients in Indonesia are facing terrible living conditions
In some countries, including Indonesia, mental illnesses are still taboo. Especially in rural areas, we often encounter their imprisonment in unbearable conditions. The Indonesian practice of imprisonment and restricting mentally….
When there is not enough place to live: Many Japanese are jammed in small rooms
In Japan, there is nothing new about cramped housing. You can find many small apartments to rent. They are known as “capsule hotels”. One such example is the small rooms….