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An office worker uses an AI bot for his project

The need for massive upfront investments and the likelihood of significant job displacement imply remarkable parallels between the AI buildout and the green transition. In both cases, the state has an important role to play in guiding market forces on behalf of the public good.

12 Jun 2026

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As Laos prepares to graduate from the United Nations’ least developed country category, the bigger challenge is no longer escaping poverty but building a future defined by clean space and green growth.

𝟰𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔sean 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁

The vast minority of middle-income countries graduate to high-income status. Past strategies that prioritised physical capital must give way to a quality of growth approach premised on investment in human and natural capital.

Petrol pump in Malaysia

If the war in Iran does not end soon, the Malaysian government must have more arrows in its energy policy quiver.

28 May 2026

Malaysia village house

25 May 2026

Telok Ayer, Singapore

24 May 2026

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22 May 2026

Osaka_Skyline_Trees

20 May 2026

Coastal_Wind_Farm_China

19 May 2026

Lake_Tree_Park_Bangkok

Sea_Level_Rise_Flood

18 May 2026

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12 May 2026

𝟰𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔sean 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁

11 May 2026

Sulawesi_Indigenous_Rights_Indonesia

6 May 2026

Gas station Laos

4 May 2026

Refuelling a car

30 April 2026

Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

China could pivot to sustainable protein as a hedge against supply shocks

27 April 2026

India Mahakumbh

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