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Anwar Ibrahim, energy transition conference

...Malaysia's largest source of emissions. “For Malaysia, while we have a vibrant oil and gas industry, the country recognises the importance of renewable energy sources,” said Anwar, who also witnessed ...

30 Aug 2023

Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze

...Malaysia, Asean regional diplomatic cooperation should not be an excuse used to delay enforceable laws such as a THPA, which was tabled in Malaysia in 2019 but scrapped in August 2020 despite many Mal...

19 Nov 2023

...Malaysia. Total Chinese infrastructure commitments in the region nearly quadrupled in just a year, to almost US$10 billion in 2023. Meanwhile, aid reductions by the US, EU and UK could shrink official...

3 Sep 2025

...Malaysia, speaking at the Unlocking capital for sustainability Malaysia event last Friday cited the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) that Indonesia and Vietnam are already on board as one of ...

11 Sep 2023

...Malaysia. OceanX’s mission in Southeast Asia comes as Philanthropy Asia Alliance launches a new "Communities" initiative to galvanise collective action for conservation and inclusive education, with S...

7 Jun 2024

...Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, off-site corporate PPAs are enabled by exceptions the governments make to accelerate renewables development. Before Vietnam’s recent green-light, Thailand had last mont...

17 Jul 2024

Wilmar reaffirms sustainability leadership with continued inclusion in DJSI

...Malaysia. Wilmar has set aside close to 33,000 hectares as conservation land from its oil palm and sugar plantations alongside restoring riparian zones to enhance ecosystem resilience and support end...

6 Jan 2025

Olam Agri secures inaugural US$625 million Shariah-compliant financing facility

...Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong) totalling US$625 million. N Muthukumar, Group CFO of Olam Group and CEO of Operations at Olam Agri said: “This landmark commodity Murabaha financin...

8 Apr 2024

Manila Water’s Three-River System Masterplan

...Malaysia and Laos have made the most significant increases in climate-friendly investments compared to 2022, at 326 per cent and 126 per cent, respectively. Image: Southeast Asia Green Economy 2024 re...

17 Apr 2024

Southeast Asia: Foreign investments resilient despite global economic uncertainties

...Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Surge in foreign investments Asean has seen a significant surge in FDI inflows over the past decade. Annual inflows averaged US$1...

18 Oct 2024

...Malaysia-based conservation scientist Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, citing his own experience of helping authorities set up Kenyir State Park in Malaysia through his NGO, Rimba. “Federally managed prote...

11 Sep 2024

...Malaysian wildlife veterinarian Zainal Zainuddin has been quietly developing the world’s largest collection of living fig trees. Spread over three one-hectare sites in Sabah, northern Malaysian Borneo...

22 Jan 2024

...Malaysia and Singapore, drew flak for reporting a negative figure for its Scope 3 emissions, by including avoided emissions from recycling. But he noted that both cases he raised were not whistleblowe...

26 May 2025

44th and 45th Asean summits and related summits in Lao PDR

...Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand have become partner countries of BRICS, which analysts say can form a critical mineral coalition to counter the MSP, leading to further stratification of glob...

25 Nov 2024

Asean, ESCAP launch regional investment plan to boost sustainable FDI

...Malaysia will host the Asean Investment Forum 2025, building on the momentum generated in Lao PDR. ESCAP will continue to support Asean in the implementation of the Regional Investment Promotion Actio...

8 Oct 2024

...Malaysia. LNG is almost entirely made up of methane gas. “Coal is not called ‘natural’ rock. It’s a fossil fuel. Likewise, there is no such thing as ‘natural’ gas. It’s methane, and it’s a fossil fuel...

14 May 2024

...Malaysia? If you look at Malaysia’s breakdown of carbon emissions reported in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) biennial report, you can see transportation makes up ...

24 Oct 2023

Innovation and inclusion drive impactful, record year for IFC in Asia Pacific

...Malaysia, as well as the first fund to combine public, private and philanthropic capital with a specialised focus on clean-energy investments in Southeast Asia. IFC provided financing and adviso...

18 Nov 2024

...Malaysia over August and September before culminating in the Singapore summit on 27th and 28th September 2023, held alongside the UN General Assembly Week and in the run up to the COP28 UNFCCC climate...

3 May 2024

...Malaysia could be a country to watch – it lifted a federal ban on renewable power exports last year, and has been working on domestic regulations to facilitate such trading. The state of Sarawak in Ea...

9 Jan 2024

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