Opinion / Malaysia
Resource nationalism can impede energy cooperation in Southeast Asia. Asean can use a mix of carrots and sticks to deal with it.
Polisi & Kewangan
Southeast Asian banks need to end loopholes allowing finance for industrial coal power
If they are serious about a sustainable future, they must close loopholes and extend coal policies across clients’ entire value chains, denying new financing to companies using coal unless they have credible, time-bound clean energy plans.
Southeast Asian countries have struggled to stick to their promises to reduce coal use in their energy mix. High-level commitments must be translated into enforceable roadmaps, and private demand unlocked to acceelerate clean energy investments.
The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers could act as a model for emerging economies to regulate platform labour.
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A food security imperative for the Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint
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Bandar-bandar
Developing countries can lead in medical innovation
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How Indigenous communities in Malaysia stopped the chop
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Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
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Can Japan provide stability to Southeast Asia amid US uncertainty?
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Malaysia, Indonesia’s journey in pushing for green finance
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