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Water is becoming a factor that can shape where companies invest, how much they can produce and how resilient their supply chains will be

Water

Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice

As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much water they consume and ask whether the wider systems they depend on can sustain long-term growth.
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Energy

China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?

The region must strengthen grids and clean energy capacity to incorporate AI for efficiency, experts say. But in China, the technology is no silver bullet for decarbonising energy systems.
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Energy

Explainer: How Laos’ role as Southeast Asia’s ‘battery’ is changing

Laos’ dams and transmission lines are powering the region’s shift to lower-carbon energy. But its neighbours are also ramping up other renewables.
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Energy

Data centres and prolonged heat are pushing Malaysia’s power demand higher

The country's energy regulator said data centres now account for 9.28 per cent of total electricity consumption, while prolonged hot weather due to El Niño is driving up cooling demand and forcing Malaysia to reassess its power needs.

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7 September 2026

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Energy

Bangladesh sought more energy from Nepal, but floods have halted exports

3 September 2026

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Energy

Flood disaster tests Nepal’s hydropower ambitions and exports

31 August 2026

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Energy

Coal phase out lessons from a coal-power giant

12 August 2026

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Energy

Renewables must lead Malaysia’s coal phase-out to avoid gas lock-in: WEF

15 May 2026

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Water

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

27 March 2026

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Energy

Government bureaucracy ‘not a show-stopper’ for Philippine renewable energy development: ACEN chief

26 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink

27 January 2026

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Policy & Finance

Indonesia scraps permits of firms blamed for worsening Sumatra floods, landslides

12 January 2026

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Energy

Floating solar has large-scale renewable potential in Malaysia, but challenges remain

27 November 2025

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Energy

Malaysian industries turn to AI and renewables to drive energy transition: survey

24 November 2025

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Energy

Laos races to expand renewables as net zero ambitions come into focus

10 October 2025

Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan, India,

Energy

Asia Pacific’s clean energy capacity set to nearly double over next five years

7 October 2025

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Energy

Making the case for an interconnected power grid – a ‘pragmatic path’ for Asean to achieve urgent net zero targets

25 September 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Q&A: ‘Pakistan will have to adapt to floods as the new normal’

5 September 2025

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Energy

Indigenous communities fear impacts of Cambodian wind projects

1 September 2025

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Energy

Explainer: How mainland Southeast Asia is incorporating wind power

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