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Carbon & Climate

Haze victims in Malaysia and Singapore can take polluters to court in Indonesia

With regional diplomacy and Singapore’s haze law offering victims slow responses, Indonesia’s own courts may be the most promising route to compensation. A recent procedural rule eases the hardest part of any haze lawsuit – proving whose fires caused the harm.
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Energy

Malaysia’s next competitive advantage: Adapting to the energy transition

Exclusive As climate risks, energy transition and shifting market expectations reshape the business environment, Malaysia’s ability to compete will increasingly depend on how quickly its companies can adapt.
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Carbon & Climate

When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia’s credibility is tested twice

As environmental disasters increasingly spill across borders, timely and transparent crisis communication is becoming an important test of Indonesia’s regional leadership and diplomacy.
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Carbon & Climate

Breaking Southeast Asia’s fire and haze cycle through certification and coordinated action

EB Studio Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.

All Malaysia Opinion

24 September 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Regional haze casts a pall on Asean’s influence

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Policy & Finance

For Southeast Asia, the AI race is about access, not supremacy

10 September 2026

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Energy

Asean's nuclear choices, geopolitical consequences

4 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

Southeast Asia and AI adoption: The return of cold war strategies

3 September 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Southeast Asia holds the key to nature-positive palm oil

1 September 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Rethinking flood protection through a ‘no-regret’ lens

14 August 2026

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Transport

Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz region may be biosecurity risks

11 August 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Malaysia emits like the rich but speaks like the poor

13 July 2026

Terengganu floods

Carbon & Climate

Why climate adaptation is Malaysia’s next investment frontier

8 July 2026

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Manufacturing

The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

9 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

Southeast Asia’s high-income aspirants should focus on quality of growth

8 June 2026

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Energy

Walking Malaysia’s oil shock tightrope

28 May 2026

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Lifestyle

Sustainable development in Indigenous communities must start with local women

11 May 2026

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Food & Agriculture

How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs

6 May 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending

4 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

Malaysia must end fossil fuel subsidies for economic and energy security

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