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Opinion / Malaysia
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How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs
Asean should enhance efficiency of fertiliser application, increase local fertiliser production, and fortify policies on pesticides and seeds.
Food & Agriculture
Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
Will scaling biofuels in Southeast Asia make the region more resilient to oil shocks, or does it introduce new vulnerabilities? Structural risks must be addressed as biofuels take a larger share of the transport fuel mix.
Malaysia's longstanding system of fossil fuel subsidies was built to stabilise prices, but these cannot hold up in prolonged crises of war, supply chain disruptions and volatile fuel markets.
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Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
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Corporate Responsibility
Trade and sustainability go together as Trump’s tariffs target forced labour
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Food & Agriculture
Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia
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Rethinking Malaysia’s path to net zero
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Corporate Responsibility
Ethics is essential to sustainability in Asia – now more than ever
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As sustainability roles get harder in 2026, burnout risk is growing
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Policy & Finance
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