10 Countries With The Largest Coral Reefs And How To Plan A Trip

Coral Reef Area: 344,400 sq km Australia hosts the largest coral reef system in the world. The Great Barrier Reef spans ...
scmp.com

Sino Land profit falls due to lower rental income, falling occupancies

Hong Kong developer Sino Land on Wednesday said its net profit for the financial year that ended on June 30 fell from a year earlier as strong residential sales were offset by lower rental income and ...
Indiatimes

CII's land reforms pitch: Industrial body calls for GST-like Council, uniform stamp duty; integrated land authorities and digitization also proposed to boost investment

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) proposes comprehensive land reforms, including a GST-like council for coordinated policy and standardized stamp duty rates between 3-5% nationwide, to ...
Nippon

Keeping the Sea Clean: Japanese Efforts to Recover Oil from Wartime Wrecks in Chuuk, Micronesia

The waters of the lagoon shift from deep blue through azure, with dazzlingly colored fish darting just below the surface and coral visible in the shallows. Chuuk, a member of the Federated States of ...
Indiatimes

MCG panel to oversee digital land records

Gurgaon: MCG has formed a panel to oversee and maintain records on the Municipal Asset Management System (MAMS) portal, established by the department of Urban Local Bodies (DULB), Haryana. The panel ...
Australian Geographic

Cleaning up toxic wartime shipwrecks

On 7 May 1942 a World War II naval battle was unfolding in the heart of the Coral Sea a few hundred kilometres off the North Queensland coast. At 0720 hours Japanese scouts spotted the American oil ...
USA Today

Clergy sex abuse survivors in Chuuk, Pohnpei sought

A law firm representing dozens of Guam clergy sex abuse plaintiffs is now also reaching out to child sexual abuse survivors in Chuuk and Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, from the 1950s ...
thechurchnews

Church donations promote growth, stability in the Federated States of Micronesia — from gardening to playgrounds

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently donated greenhouses, playgrounds, water tanks and other resources to help meet the needs of members and nonmembers alike in the Federated ...
Hawaii Public Radio

New effort to map ships sunk by U.S. bombing in Chuuk during World War II

Payback for Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. That is how Chuuk Lagoon became a watery graveyard for scores of shipwrecks and Japanese aircraft. The Micronesian islands of Chuuk, or Truk, became a key ...
Forbes

Unlocking The Potential Of Land Investment: A Guide For Investors

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In today's ever-evolving real estate market, the possibilities for profit are vast. From ...
Hawaii Public Radio

For Micronesians in the U.S. applying for dual citizenship, it's more than a passport

ʻEwa Beach resident Matthew Howard has been waiting for his passport in the mail for weeks. The 31-year-old Chuukese applied for dual citizenship from the Federated States of Micronesia, a Pacific ...
DX News

V6EU Chuuk Island

V6EU Team will be active from Chuuk Island, IOTA OC - 011, Micronesia, 4 - 16 December 2023. Team - DL2AWG, DK2AMM, DL2AMD, DF4GV. The Truk Islands are located in the southwest Pacific and are part of ...