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Thailand’s Anutin wins on economy and security as climate fades from election spotlight
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Kuala Lumpur must confront weak local governance, shrinking green spaces and rising urban heat, said the former environment minister. The challenge now is to adapt and manoeuvre wisely, drawing on lessons from a time when Southeast Asian cities were once seamlessly embedded in nature.
The country was rocked by two ministers quitting the cabinet in a single day, though Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he has yet to make a decision on their resignations. A climate bill that Nik Nazmi's ministry had initiated is almost ready for tabling in Parliament.
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