IFC Focus On Philippines, Papua New Guinea And Indonesia

The IFC is expanding its role in sustainable development of mining in Asia and this year is focusing on South East Asia, particularly Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Indonesia. IFC senior investment officer Karsten Fuelster, based in Jakarta, says each of these countries has significant mining prospects but they also face challenges such as

History of Amsterdam’s Canals

Amsterdam is also known as the Venice of the North for the numerous canals, bridges and islands it has. The three major canals in the city are Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Prinsengracht. They were created in the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. The canals make up concentric semi-circular belts that go around Amsterdam. The

Bakun, A Fresh New Tourism Destination in Belaga

Explore The Heart of Sarawak, Borneo! People living in Belaga, which is one of the most remote districts in Malaysia, are looking forward to the completion of Bakun hydroelectric project to generate a new economic activity – the tourism industry. Belaga is the pillar and the heart of Sarawak, Borneo. Tourism industry or the Bakun

Read a Text File Using VB Dot Net

Read Text File using Classic VB In classic VB reading a file is not that easy as we do in vb.net. The first and easy way to access is using the simple file open method available in classic Visual Basic. Using this method, we can allocate a unique file number for opening the file. Further

Bakun, A Fresh New Tourism Destination in Belaga

Explore The Heart of Sarawak, Borneo! People living in Belaga, which is one of the most remote districts in Malaysia, are looking forward to the completion of Bakun hydroelectric project to generate a new economic activity – the tourism industry. Belaga is the pillar and the heart of Sarawak, Borneo. Tourism industry or the Bakun

History of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, one of the hottest tourist destination of India. This state, located in southern peninsula of of our country has a rich history. Hemmed by azure water of Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, Tamil Nadu is known as ‘the country of Tamil’. Since 1500 B.C, Tamil Nadu has been the home of Tamil

Top Holiday Spots

Indonesia The name Indonesia has its roots in two Greek words: Indos – meaning Indian and “Nesos” which means islands. It is an appropriate description of the archipelago as there are estimated to be a total of 17,508 islands, of which only about 6,000 are inhabited, stretching for 5,150 km between the Australian and Asian

Batik Scarf

The batik scarf has been becoming a popular fashion accessory in the modern world today. While both batik designs and the humble scarf is steeped in tradition, they combine to produce the batik scarf which can add an exotic touch to the wardrobe. Batik products have their roots in a type of dye technique called

Interesting Travel Destinations

We have millions of choices when it comes to travel destinations. Some are more interesting that others and some are rather unusual. There are travel destinations that are easy to get to and others that are quite complicated. Try a travel destination that will lead to the other side of the world. If you want

Eco-Tourism at Bintan Island, Indonesia!

Bintan Island is famous for eco-tourism. It’s an amazing destination with beautiful beaches and nature wonders. It has its own historical significance for it to be a main trading port in the South-East Asia region during 16th century. If you take your Indonesia flights this is the perfect place to learn Indonesian culture which is