Flora of India

Heritage tree removed from park amid disease fears

14 Aug 2012

A heritage tree removed by the government yesterday because it posed a danger to the public is suspected to have been infected with the brown root rot disease that has afflicted trees across the...

Nathan Road to lose another banyan

4 Aug 2012

One of the city's oldest thoroughfares, Nathan Road, will lose another of its Chinese banyan trees as early as today, because disease and rot have made it an accident waiting to happen.

Lack of care blamed for large number of trees felled

26 Jul 2012

Inadequate space for growth, the wrong species and probably lax monitoring of planting may be to blame for the large number of trees knocked down by Severe Typhoon Vicente, says a tree specialist...

Banyan Tree Macau's villa hosts with the most

17 Feb 2012

Private villas are perfect for discriminating travellers, given their beautiful settings in breathtaking sites, and excellent service from villa hosts - the modern version of butlers.

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Wall tree protection sets benchmark

19 Nov 2011

Measures to safeguard three rare 'wall trees' in Kennedy Town affected by a railway project should become a benchmark for similar structures across the city, a specialist said.

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

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Howard Winn

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Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Coconut dust leads to eco-friendly venture

When people think of coconuts, they will often think of fresh coconut juice from Thailand. But Orapin Sinamonvech had another idea.

Banyan Tree resorts offer investment and relaxation

Banyan Tree is marketing Asian resort properties through consultancy Knight Frank. They include villas, town houses and apartments in Phuket, Bangkok, Bintan and Lijiang.

Holidays to help communities

International hotel and resort companies are increasingly developing corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to reduce their environmental impact and give back to the communities in which...

Banyan Tree boss plays down luxury

Is luxury becoming a dirty word? It might appear so as some executives now want to distance their product from this overused pejorative.

On the shelf

1 We used to force purees through metal sieves using a rubber spatula and brute force - but much of the puree went to waste.

Smugglers snared with haul of medicinal trees

Sea arrests expose new target for mainland gangs

Police suspect mainland tree smugglers have turned their sights on new targets after officers intercepted a speedboat loaded with...