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Manufacturing

EU deforestation rules push Thai rubber farmers to seek support

Small-scale farmers who underpin Thailand’s lucrative natural rubber industry are under pressure to prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), due to take effect at the end of the year.
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Carbon & Climate

Deforested mangroves show strong recovery potential: study

Human and natural disturbances have driven global declines of mangrove forests, which serve as critical protection for coastlines and fisheries.
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Policy & Finance

AI’s societal risks make governance a business-wide challenge in Singapore

As AI adoption grows, companies face mounting pressure to address the technology's trilemma of environmental footprint, workforce disruption and inequality risks, experts say.
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Carbon & Climate

Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas

Landowners with 30 years or more remaining on leases must plan for a potential 2.15-metre sea level rise by 2150 under worst-case climate scenarios.

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22 June 2026

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Corporate Responsibility

Climate standards group SBTi launches new net zero rules to help Asia turn climate pledges into action

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Policy & Finance

Sustainable finance still growing in Asia as real economy moves towards decarbonisation

19 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

New US$100 million fund bets on Southeast Asia’s climate startup boom

18 June 2026

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Energy

Philippines, Indonesia firms are electrifying faster than governments can keep up, survey finds

17 June 2026

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Water

‘This is an emergency’: Northern Thai residents march over polluted rivers

15 June 2026

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Energy

From paper to power: how much of the Philippines' offshore wind pipeline is bankable with China in the mix?

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Energy

Asia-Pacific power grids tighten rules for data centres as demand strains networks

11 June 2026

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Energy

Asia's coal demand could reach 150 million tonnes amid LNG supply disruption

9 June 2026

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Water

Majority of Malaysia’s marine protected areas at risk from oil and gas expansion, warns think tank

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Policy & Finance

Funding for climate tech startups in Southeast Asia rose year-on-year in 2025

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Corporate Responsibility

Asian insurers slow to curb LNG cover in marine-rich Coral Triangle

8 June 2026

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Energy

Open source grid model shows how Asean power trade can accelerate energy transition

4 June 2026

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Energy

‘Stranded’ solar a growing risk as capital costs rise, says Malaysia’s largest independent power producer

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Water

NGO launches to support Bintan marine protected area

2 June 2026

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Energy

Middle East energy shock fuels solar rush in Philippines, Thailand amid supply chain issues, untrained workforce

28 May 2026

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Energy

How restructuring PLN’s transmission business could lower financing costs: IEEFA

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