Latest Southeast Asia Stories
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A human skull that was recently found in Southeast Asia provides new details in the story of modern man’s migration out of Africa, through Asia, and beyond to the Pacific. While anthropologists have long theorized that humans emerged from Africa and into East and Southeast Asia around 60,000 years ago, there has been a significant lack of fossil evidence to support these claims. The earliest skull fossil evidence in the region had...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies in Southeast Asia and Australia-New Zealand have responded tepidly to automation and controls solutions. Due to the economic downturn, they have deferred large-scale expansion plans but have not completely stalled R&D investments. The impressive industrial growth has made these regions fertile markets for automation techniques. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.industrialautomation.frost.com),...
SINGAPORE, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Apparel (Amex: APP), the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, has announced the launch of a new online store serving Singapore. The store, located at store.americanapparel.sg, will be the company's first e-commerce portal targeting Singapore and its growing online audience in the region. Up to the launch of the new online store, customers in Singapore shopped through the company's international...
RechargExpo Southeast Asia 2012, organized by RechargeAsia magazine, is now strategically teaming up with ALL PRINT Indonesia 2012, one of the largest printing expos in Asia, powered by Krista Media. Jakarta, Indonesia (PRWEB) July 16, 2012 RechargExpo Southeast Asia, along with ALL PRINT Indonesia will be held on November 7-10, 2012, at Jakarta International Expo. The Expo will be supported by the Indonesia's Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Indonesia Master Printer...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intergraph®, the leading global provider of engineering software, opened its annual Intergraph 2012 Southeast Asia users' conference last week in Jakarta, Indonesia. This industry-leading conference continues today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bringing the country's top process, power and marine companies together for two days of informative sessions and networking among industry leaders. Intergraph 2012 Southeast Asia wraps up in Ho...
VANCOUVER and SINGAPORE, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FINCAD, the market leader for innovative OTC derivatives solutions, announced today that Maroon Analytics Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based professional services company specialising in the application of quantitative finance, has joined the FINCAD Channel Program as a Channel Partner and will be providing local sales, support and professional services to FINCAD's clients in Southeast Asia. Maroon Analytics, founded in 2007, works...
Number of flash floods and forest fires could increase with temperature, says TAU researcher Researchers are working to identify exactly how a changing climate will impact specific elements of weather, such as clouds, rainfall, and lightning. A Tel Aviv University researcher has predicted that for every one degree Celsius of warming, there will be approximately a 10 percent increase in lightning activity. This could have negative consequences in the form of flash floods, wild fires, or...
The online school teaches basic to advanced SEO principles primarily to students throughout Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Jawa Barat, Indonesia (PRWEB) July 07, 2012 Indonesia’s SEO Academy announces their online school for educating Indonesians in SEO. The online school teaches basic to advanced search engine optimization principles geared to internet marketing, online monetization and small business growth. Internet usage in Indonesia is growing at a phenomenal rate among the young...
NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US today released the latest issue of its Marketmap thought leadership series, entitled, "The Southeast Asian tigers roar again: this time for real." The Marketmap series explores how emerging markets are impacting and changing today's global economy. This issue analyzes Southeast Asia's progress as a rising star in the global market, led by its five fastest-growing countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam....
LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This year may mark the 15th anniversary for Viking River Cruises--and with the launch of six new ships in a single season, the most significant year in the company's history--but the world's leading river cruise line has plans to continue momentum in 2013 and beyond. Viking River Cruises (www.vikingrivercruises.com) today announced its complete 2013 cruise program, offering guests a broader selection of choices than any other river cruise...
Latest Southeast Asia Reference Libraries
The stink badger (Mydaus) is a genus of mammals that contains two species that are not true badgers. These belong in the skunk family Mephitidae. The two species within this genus are known as the Palawan stink badger and the Sunda stink badger, which is also known as the Teledu. These species can be found on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, including Java, Borneo, and Sumatra. The Palawan stink badger also appears on many small islands in its range and the Philippine island of Palawan,...
The hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) is a rare species that was thought to be extinct until 1998. It is native to Southeast Asia with a range that includes Cambodia, Myanmar, South Thailand, South Vietnam, and Sumatra and Borneo in Peninsular Malaysia. It prefers a habitat within coastal areas or near large inland bodies of water. The hairy-nosed otter can reach an average body length between twenty and twenty-three inches, with a tail length of up to twenty inches and a weight between...
Hose’s palm civet (Diplogale hosei) is a mammal that can be found in northern Borneo. Within its small range, it is thought to prefer a habitat in montane forests or damp areas, and recent studies have shown that it prefers altitudes between 1,476 to 2,000 feet. Individuals have been spotted in lowland forests, and at altitudes of up to 2,400 feet, so its preferred habitat is debatable. This species was named after the zoologist Charles Hose. Hose’s palm civet reaches an average...
The greater mouse deer (Tragulus napu), also known as the napu or the greater Malay chevrotain, is a species of even-toed ungulate that can be found in Borneo, Sumatra, southern areas of Thailand and Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, and small Indonesian and Malaysian islands. It also appears on an island off the shore of Singapore, where it was thought to be extinct. It prefers a habitat within lowland tropical and subtropical moist forests. Its scientific name Tragulus is derived from the Greek...
The lesser mouse deer (Tragulus kanchil), also known as the lesser Malay chevrotain or the kanchil, is an even-toed ungulate that is native to Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sumatra, and Burma, among other areas. It prefers a habitat within primary and secondary forests in foothills or lowland areas. It can also be found on cultivated lands at elevations of up to 1,968 feet. Within these habitats, both arid and moist vegetation can be found, as well as mangrove forests. The lesser...
