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Toxic arsenic levels detected in Thailand’s Mekong waters for first time

Thai authorities have detected dangerous levels of arsenic contamination in sediment from the Mekong River mainstream and three of its tributaries in the country’s north.
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Cities

Q&A: ‘Even the idea that heat can kill is still quite contentious’

Apekshita Varshney, founder of the HeatWatch initiative, explains why heat deaths in India are undercounted, who is most at risk, and what the country is still getting wrong.
Malaysians are effectively paying twice  for poor waste management through  taxes and hidden costs such as pollution and health risks, a researcher has said.

Waste

Malaysians paying twice for poor waste management, researcher says

Hidden costs and public spending burden households while raising health and environmental risks.
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Cities

Pakistan’s deadly heat puts pregnant women at risk, low-cost cooling offers relief

Low-cost cooling measures are offering vital protection for pregnant women in Pakistan’s extreme heat – highlighting practical solutions where electricity and healthcare access are limited.

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28 April 2026

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Cities

Democracy meets extreme heat: India’s elections in a warming climate

17 April 2026

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Cities

As Indian cities struggle to plan for heat, the most vulnerable suffer

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Carbon & Climate

‘Godzilla El Niño’ threat looms as Indonesia’s fire season starts early

16 April 2026

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Cities

Pregnancy and heat in Pakistan: Researchers seek to fill dangerous knowledge gaps

15 April 2026

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Manufacturing

‘Microplastic storm’ unfolding in homes, hospitals and even the sky, report warns

14 April 2026

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Cities

‘My body feels like lead’: Heat is making pregnancy a nightmare in Karachi

13 April 2026

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Lifestyle

New Lancet Commission aims to tackle health and justice concerns from sea-level rise

11 April 2026

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Water

A decade after Formosa spill, Vietnam victims still await justice

9 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Temasek Trust's C3H leads $1.2M funding for Singaporean healthtech firm injewelme

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Cities

Bangkok poised to become Southeast Asia’s hottest city by 2050, new study warns

8 April 2026

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Cities

Worsening air in Sri Lanka blamed on transboundary pollution

1 April 2026

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Waste

Waste colonialism is alive in Southeast Asia

13 March 2026

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Cities

Climate change is an inflammatory disease issue

2 March 2026

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Waste

Global plastic demands could more than double by 2050 despite harm evidence: study

25 February 2026

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Water

Proposed ‘community mines' in Sumatra raise red flags

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Water

Resettled, not rehabilitated: Inside India’s ‘climate colony’

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