Eco-Business

The move reclassifies electronic waste under absolute prohibition to tighten border controls and curb environmental risks in the country amid recent corruption probes.

The arrests come as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission conducts broader investigations into alleged abuse of power and corruption in e-waste handling in Malaysia, which is one of the top destinations in Asia for illegal imports.

The country's defence minister called for more transparency and accountability from the armed forces as Malaysia's graft-busting agency detained army officers in its investigation of military procurement deals.

The country signs national spending plan as civil society groups warn funds favour infrastructure over environmental protection.

Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Membership of Asean brings Timor-Leste political visibility and economic opportunity, but also new exposure to disputes in a grouping where several members are wrestling with democratic backsliding. Oleh Yulida Nuraini Santoso

COP30 in Belém, Brazil, must boost action on the Escazú Agreement to protect nature’s last line of defence. Oleh Binaifer Nowrojee

This year’s advisory opinions from two prominent international courts mark a turning point, write two environmental law experts. Oleh Marcella Ribeiro dan María Luisa Gómez

Nepal’s Gen Z–led uprising, sparked by a social media ban and fuelled by anger over corruption, inequality and joblessness, toppled the government and opened an uncertain path toward political reform. Oleh DB Subedi

Oleh Robert Muggah

Oleh Ika Idris dan Derry Wijaya

Polisi & Kewangan

Green crime goes global

Oleh Ilona Szabó dan Robert Muggah

Oleh Lorraine Ndhlovu dan Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

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Far too many Australian politicians receive financial support from, and give subsidies to, the fossil fuel industry, say climate campaigners. A new initiative by 350.org Australia calls for pollution-free politics in the country.

Non-profit groups WildAid and African Wildlife Foundation have released a video containing undercover footage, exposing ivory laundering in Hong Kong and the loopholes in its regulations on smuggled tusks.

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The chief of a Manila-based nonprofit that advocates for climate finance transparency tells the EB Podcast that so-called Filipino resilience to natural disasters should not be an “excuse” for developers to dodge accountability for substandard flood control projects.

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

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