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  Thailand tightens data centre rules as AI boom strains power grid

  Higher tariffs, grid guarantees and scrutiny of water use come alongside wider access to renewable power as Bangkok …

  Thailand tightens data centre rules as AI boom strains power grid
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  Singapore dominates Southeast Asia AI funding as investment surges

  City-state accounts for nearly all regional Native AI funding, while larger late-stage deals drive capital raised in 2026 …

  Singapore dominates Southeast Asia AI funding as investment surges
• News / Carbon & Climate

  Indonesia’s wildfires intensify as haze spreads into Malaysia

  Fires in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province have sent haze across the border into Malaysia, where worsening air pollution …

  Indonesia’s wildfires intensify as haze spreads into Malaysia
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  Philippine anti-online disinformation bill feared to threaten freedom of speech, as calls grow for AI governance

  Media advocates urge lawmakers to prioritise instead a comprehensive framework for responsible AI use, with safeguards on transparency, …

  Philippine anti-online disinformation bill feared to threaten freedom of speech, as calls grow for AI governance
• Opinion / Carbon & Climate

  India’s critical mineral challenge in a new global resource order

  Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must …

  India’s critical mineral challenge in a new global resource order
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  Microplastics contaminate sea salt from Indonesia’s Lombok Island: study

  The findings underscore how marine plastic pollution is contaminating everyday food products, with microplastics detected in all sea …

  Microplastics contaminate sea salt from Indonesia's Lombok Island: study