BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) — Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, stressed security for the upcoming Beijing Olympics on Sunday.
After overseeing the security work at major venues including the “bird nest” and “water cubic”, Zhou stressed the importance of a safe Games.
“Security is a top priority of the Beijing Olympics. It guarantees a successful Olympic Games and has a great deal to do with social stability and the national image,” Zhou said. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Forbes.com, around 60.4 million tourists visited South-east Asia in 2007, with many opting for ecotourism offerings. Ecotourism is form of tourism that focuses on volunteering, developing, and finding new way of to preserve environment and live ‘green life’ on our planet. Usually it involves traveling area with huge variety of fauna, flora, and cultural heritage.
A tourism area would become an Ecotourism if:
1.Promote the sustainable use of bio-diversity and cultural-diversity
2.The main attractions are flora, fauna and local culture
3.Sharing the socio-economic benefit to the local communities
Indonesia is one of the most preferred ecotourism destinations in south-east-Asia. It owns 3rd-largest island in the world, Borneo, with more than 15.000 flower species, 3.000 trees species, 221 species of terrestrial mammals, and 420 of birds’ species.
Below are Three Top Picks of ecotourism in Indonesia:
Gay activists are joining with worried parents to urge doctors to stop castrating minors who want to take the first step toward a sex change.
Leading gay activist Nathee Teerarojanapong said he and a group of parents will submit a letter Thursday to the Medical Council urging stricter controls on private clinics that castrate teenagers, according to AFP.
Underage boys who hope eventually to have sex change operations are increasingly seeking castrations as a first step toward becoming women, he said.
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