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A new analysis from the Lowy Institute shows that sharp Western aid cuts could undermine Southeast Asia’s clean energy goals, harm its most vulnerable countries, and tilt the region toward Asian powers such as China, South Korea and Japan.
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As Scope 3 reporting deadline looms, Malaysian SMEs under pressure to provide sustainability disclosures
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Malaysia's new sustainability reporting mandate drives corporate accountability, challenging businesses to align with global emissions standards and reshape their supply chains for a low-carbon future.
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The lingering impacts of Duterte’s brutal ‘war on drugs’ on law and civil society in the Philippines
The former president was arrested this week for his alleged role in thousands of extrajudicial killings. Philippine civil society is still reckoning with the Duterte-era crackdown two and a half years after he left office.
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‘Ambition’ problem: Why most Southeast Asian nations missed the COP16 biodiversity pledges deadline
Most Southeast Asian nations missed the COP16 deadline to submit updated biodiversity pledges. Competing priorities and financing gaps have hampered nature commitments, say experts.
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