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A "huge" increase in demand for recycled plastic as virgin prices spike is complicated by stock availability, rising freight costs, and pressure on the informal sector.
Polisi & Kewangan
Critics call US–Indonesia trade deal ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels
Activists warn a new US-Indonesia trade deal could accelerate mining, deforestation and fossil fuel use, with weak, nonbinding environmental safeguards.
Sisa Kumbahan
Waste colonialism is alive in Southeast Asia
With a global plastics treaty still out of reach, experts say the region’s piecemeal bans on waste imports move the target without stemming the flow.
The Bantargebang disaster exposes chronic weaknesses in Indonesia’s waste system – with overcapacity and poor management driving repeated risks.
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Makanan & Pertanian
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Polisi & Kewangan
Data centre surge in Thailand sparks water and air pollution concerns
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India's pesticide reforms overlooks human health
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Prices of Asia-Pacific’s fertilisers, petrochemicals set to surge on Iran war: ADB
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Eight global climate tech start-ups to vie for S$4M in funding at The Liveability Challenge 2026
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Iran’s water weapon against the Gulf
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Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
The Middle East conflict will have a double-whammy impact on Asean’s fertiliser imports and energy-intensive fertiliser production. The …
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