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Mah Meri villagers look towards Port Klang as they travel to their shrine off the coast of Carey Island on Hari Moyang, meaning Ancestors' Day. Image: Samantha Ho

Gaya Hidup

Can Malaysia expand its busiest port without displacing a national cultural icon?

Carey Island, home to Malaysia's Indigenous Mah Meri community, is being primed for the expansion of Port Klang, one of the world's busiest container terminals. But the Mah Meri, who depend on the island's dwindling mangroves to produce their UNESCO-recognised wood carvings, are urging the government to recognise the importance of the land to their culture and heritage.
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Makanan & Pertanian

Ladakh’s apricot lifeline challenged by a changing climate

Erratic precipitation is affecting a crop central to the Indian region’s economy, livelihood and culture for generations.
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Polisi & Kewangan

Temasek grows sustainability-linked portfolio to S$49 billion, adds climate bets

Despite the Singapore investor keeping emissions flat for the third year, it says its 2030 climate target is still unlikely.
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Tenaga

How fuel-importing countries in South Asia can survive the next global conflict

As the crisis in Southwest Asia shows signs of starting to wind down, two energy experts weigh in on how Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka can plan better.

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6 Julai 2026

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Polisi & Kewangan

World Bank’s China exit could lead to ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist

25 Jun 2026

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Tenaga

Asia’s reliance on air conditioning to beat the heat could backfire on climate adaptation: MSCI Institute

15 Jun 2026

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Pembuatan

What would ‘Made in Europe’ mean for China’s clean tech?

8 Jun 2026

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Karbon & Cuaca

'We are losing not only work, but survival': India’s informal workers on the green transition

25 Mei 2026

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Polisi & Kewangan

Transition finance needs ‘realism’, not reliance on private capital alone, says Prudential chair

20 Mei 2026

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Tenaga

Why the Iran war won’t mean more coal use in China

15 Mei 2026

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Polisi & Kewangan

Q&A: ‘We are spending more than the planet can give us. That is a road to nowhere’

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Bandar-bandar

Q&A: ‘Even the idea that heat can kill is still quite contentious’

10 Mei 2026

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Makanan & Pertanian

The world’s great deltas are sinking, threatening global food supplies

5 Mei 2026

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Tenaga

Vietnam’s race to go nuclear leaves villagers in limbo

30 April 2026

Malaysians are effectively paying twice  for poor waste management through  taxes and hidden costs such as pollution and health risks, a researcher has said.

Sisa Kumbahan

Malaysians paying twice for poor waste management, researcher says

22 April 2026

South Korea to unveil green transition roadmap amid lagging renewables

Polisi & Kewangan

South Korea to unveil green transition roadmap amid lagging renewables

21 April 2026

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Tenaga

Energy crunch reignites drilling plans in Philippines’ largest intact wetland

17 April 2026

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Karbon & Cuaca

What do China’s provincial plans signal for carbon emissions?

13 April 2026

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Tenaga

China remains resilient in the face of Middle East conflict, says ADB economist

8 April 2026

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Polisi & Kewangan

Pacific islands resist Trump’s push to mine their ocean

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