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South Central Asia
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Cambodia: Scale of Tatai River Dredging Permit Revealed

The scale of a dredging permit given to ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat was revealed yesterday, on...

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India: Krishnapatnam Port Dredging Project Moves Forward

Krishnapatnam Port has set an all India record for discharging 95,528 tonnes of steam coal in just 2...

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Vietnam: Illegal Dredging on Han River Causes Dangerous Erosion in Da Nang

Dykes linked to the Han River estuary in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang are being threatened...

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Cambodia: Tatai River Sand Dredging Operations Cause Problems

A sand dredging operation of “unprecedented scale” on the Tatai river, in Koh Kong province, had dec...

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India: KoPT Kicks Off Sagar Island Land Reclamation Project

Work on reclaiming 2,000 acres from sea for the deep-draughted port on Sagar Island has started. Acc...

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India, Myanmar Agree to Realign Transport Project Through Kaladan River

India’s bid for an alternative trade transit route to its northeastern states took a giant lea...

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Indonesia: Jakarta in Uphill Battle to Dredge Polluted Rivers

A city official has admitted that there would be no end to the dredging of Jakarta’s rivers as long ...

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Vale’s Giant Carrier Unlikely to Enter Port of Dalian (China)

Brazilian iron ore miner Vale’s first giant ore carrier Vale Brasil built in 2011 is said to h...

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Officials to Set Date for Signing of MoU for Kankesanturai Harbour Reconstruction (Sri Lanka)

The Ports and Aviation Ministry and the Indian High Commission are yet to set a date to sign the Mem...

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Pantai Jerejak Assemblyman Considers Penang Dredging Project (Malaysia)

AN extensive survey costing RM200,000 has been approved to identify the cause of floods and to desig...

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Fiji: Vutia Residents Concerned Over Rewa River Dredged Silt

Villagers of Vutia in Rewa have expressed concern about the silt – from the dredging of the Re...

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India: Residents Frustrated Over Illegal Sand Dredging

Maharashtra’s creeks and the Konkan coast are falling prey to the sand mafia, which carries ou...

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Vietnam: Experts Push for More Dredging Projects on Ho Chi Minh City Waterways

Experts believe that Ho Chi Minh City must make more determined and concerted efforts to synchronize...

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Fiji: Officials Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Nakorolevu City Project

Plans for a multi-million dollar city (Nakorolevu City) in Nausori which will include a 4-star and 3...

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Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City Waterways Need More Dredging

Rivers and canals in Ho Chi Minh City are becoming increasingly more inefficient and redundant in th...

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Bangladesh, India to Discuss Issues Related to Water Resources

Union Water Resources Minister Salman Khurshid will soon visit Bangladesh on the invitation of his B...

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Vietnam: Plan for Ke Ga Deepwater Port Makes Progress

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has allowed the south central province of Binh Thuan to start site cl...

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Maldives: President Inspects Island’s Harbour Construction Work

President Mohamed Nasheed has visited Rasdhoo of North Ari Atoll. During the visit, the President re...

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