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Plastic pollution found among juvenile fish in Indonesia

Sisa Kumbahan

Deep-sea snails and mussels in Indian and Pacific Oceans contain microplastics: study

By comparing snails and mussels from hydrothermal vents in two oceans, researchers found stark differences in levels of microplastic contamination between the two.
SONA 2026_Pax Silica protest

Polisi & Kewangan

Philippines pushes AI hub, gas, and nuclear to boost investment

In his fifth state of the nation address, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr elevated AI-driven Pax Silica project, fresh Malampaya gas discovery and renewed interest in nuclear power as key economic bets, even as protests grow over resource strains and possible community impacts.
Loboc River in Bohol

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World Bank set to approve proposed $270 million water and sanitation projects in the Philippines

The loan is focused on investment in top tourist draws like Bohol and Siargao Island, which also suffer from strained water supply, according to the bank’s project brief.
Malaysia public littering

Sisa Kumbahan

Tougher anti-littering laws won’t clean up Malaysia without systemic reform, say experts

Without a holistic ecosystem and complementary policies, the country’s attempt to crack down on public littering through fines may only deliver short-term compliance and not lasting behavioural change.

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1 Oktober 2025

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Sisa Kumbahan

'Plastic holidays on mystic island’: Siquijor's journey to be the Philippines’ first zero waste destination

8 Januari 2025

Singapore_reflections

Karbon & Cuaca

Sustainability and climate trends Asia businesses should watch in 2025

14 Februari 2024

Joy Belmonte

Sisa Kumbahan

The Global South can lead on climate solutions but lacks resources: Quezon city mayor Joy Belmonte

5 Disember 2023

EPR_Act_Pollution_Philippines

Sisa Kumbahan

A year after EPR implementation, plastics still end up in landfills, creeks in Philippines’ major islands

Plastic bottles in Vietnam informal waste recycling facility

Sisa Kumbahan

As polluter-pays laws kick in, Asia needs to integrate informal workers in waste management system, not eliminate them

13 September 2023

South Asia Air Quality

Bandar-bandar

‘Global epicentre for pollution’: South Asia bears greatest health burden for dirty air

8 September 2023

Health_Care_Worker_Dhaka

Bandar-bandar

As dengue cases break records, Bangladesh struggles to cope

23 Julai 2023

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Sisa Kumbahan

Bamboo tissue company founder David Ward steps down after 10 years

17 Mac 2023

Bottled water waste

Air

Singaporeans, Australians top spenders on bottled water: UN study

10 November 2022

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Air

Cholera's return to Lebanon exposes clean water crisis

4 Oktober 2022

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Air

Why did drought-hit communities vote against Chile’s ‘ecological’ constitution?

26 September 2022

dumpsite Talisay, Cebu

Sisa Kumbahan

Philippines approves first large-scale waste-to-energy plant

20 September 2022

unea plastic treaty

Sisa Kumbahan

More wins eyed in UN plastic treaty than at COP27: environmental law expert

15 September 2022

Illegal waste exports from the United States to Philippines

Sisa Kumbahan

NGO vows restorative action after report blamed plastic pollution on poor countries

9 September 2022

River_Cameroon

Sisa Kumbahan

Chinese companies accused of discharging mercury, cyanide into Cameroon rivers

7 September 2022

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Bandar-bandar

Common childhood bug ‘hyped up as tomato flu’

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