August 8 is #ASEANday the founding of #ASEAN . #ASEANcitizens love to bicker (comics, gaming, competitions) but we stand united if threatened. We're a family. We are 1.

#Thailand #LaoPDR #Cambodia #Philippines #Brunei #Singapore #VietNam #Indonesia #Malaysia #Myanmar #TimorLeste

ASEAN Anthem with lyrics

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August 8 is #ASEANday the founding of #ASEAN . #ASEANcitizens love to bicker (comics, gaming, competitions) but we stand united if threatened. We're a family. We are 1. #Thailand #LaoPDR #Cambodia #Philippines #Brunei #Singapore #VietNam #Indonesia #Malaysia #Myanmar #TimorLeste
ASEAN Anthem with lyrics

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#MakanApaToday at #ASEANFoodFestival 2023!

Decided to try dishes from cuisines not very accessible in Manila, namely from #LaoPDR and #Myanmar.

Left: Ping Gai (grilled chicken), Tam Mak Hoong (papaya salad), and sticky rice. Unlike the Thai version, the Lao PDR version has no peanuts.

Right: Myanmar's Mohinga, a very satisfying rice noodle in fish soup dish. Contains shallots, lemongrass, chickpea flour, garlic, ginger, banana stems, and boiled eggs. (I need to learn how to make this!!!)

#TootSEA #ExpatAsia #Philippines

#StateofGlobalAir most recent #PM25 measurements for #LaoPDR,
1. UCL PM2.5 = 27.5 ug/m^3
2. UCL PM2.5-related xs deaths = 2180
3. UCL PM2.5 - 14% above #ASEAN levels, 235% above W #Europe levels, 338% above levels in #Australasia, 356% above levels in #NorthAmerica. #badAQIkills
https://www.stateofglobalair.org/
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Speaking today (12/15) at the #Bangkok Arts and Cultural Center this afternoon about Sombath Somphone on the 10th anniversary of his enforced disappearance at the hands of the #LaoPDR government in #Vientiane. We will not forget, will not stop demanding answers! #WhereisSombath #WhatsHappeninginThailand #Laos #LPDR
#EnergyData from #ourworldindata for #ASEAN (#Brunei #Cambodia #LaoPDR #Myanmar not available) allows one to reasonably infer that #healthimpacts from #toxic #airpollution are likely to persist across the region. % energy source breakdown in relative terms, and in terawatt-hours (by country), #oil + #coal
1. #Vietnam 71.35%, 856
2. #Thailand 60.98%, 848
3. #Indonesia 75.4%, 1698
4. #Philippines 85.6%, 447
5. #Malaysia 56.5%, 651
6. #Singapore 85.9%, 823
#SDG11.6 #goodAQIsaveslives #badairkills
Successful e.g.'s of the 'operationalisation of #sustainability' from a 'systems-based' persp. Cafe, or 'ambience consumption' culture is a rapidly growing econ. sector in #SEAsia. Most #coffee in the region are from #smallholder #farms. 98% of #Indonesian coops are #fairtrade cert. #organic, while JCFC in #LaoPDR has worked/w/ATJ since 2010. In #Vietnam there's been a shift away from #pesticides, & receipt of UTZ, fairtrade, and 4C cert. #SDGs
https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/cafe-culture-and-sustainable-development-in-southeast-asia/
https://www.ecoviaint.com/sustainable-coffee-market-in-south-east-asia/
Cafรฉ culture and sustainable development in Southeast Asia

The region has a specialty coffee industry that is booming. But profits from the highly-priced coffee drinks do not translate to increased incomes for growers. Government subsidies and better consumer awareness can help.

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A recent report from the Univ. of Hlth Sci. in #Vientiane identified substantial #airpollution related #healthrisk for street vendors who prepare charcoal/wood grilled meats. Also, the #risk was/is disproportionately 'weighted' toward #Laotian #women. #LaoPDR avg. annual est. #PM25 levels are 5X the #WHOAQG (2000, 2005, 2010-17) w/2019 avg. levels resulting in >8000 xs deaths. Poor econ. cond.+ ltd. occup. & env. htlth. regs make a lethal combo.
https://laotiantimes.com/2022/09/30/study-reveals-serious-health-risks-from-roadside-grill-smoke/
https://www.vientianetimes.org.la/freeContent/FreeConten2022_Smoke190.php
Study Reveals Serious Health Risks From Roadside Grill Smoke - Laotian Times

A recent local study found that roadside grill vendors in Laos face severe health risks from air pollution due to inhalation of grill smoke.

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