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Is the future of renewable energy in Asia to share it?

...Malaysia is the only multilateral grid in Southeast Asia. Thailand, which sells the electricity it buys from Laos to Malaysia, has also recently expressed that it plans to become the region’s power tr...

11 Sep 2019

Is the future of renewable energy in Asia to share it?

News / Food & Agriculture

Malaysia calls on Southeast Asia to back palm oil against EU's ‘unfair’ claims

...Malaysia ‘Maniac with a chainsaw’ Kok said palm oil had been unfairly targeted by a global network of campaigns that she called “extremely provocative and belittling” to producing countries like Mala...

6 May 2019

Malaysia calls on Southeast Asia to back palm oil against EU's ‘unfair’ claims

News / Carbon & Climate

Heeding the call for a green recovery

...Malaysia and Myanmar, we see a renewed interest in solar energy too,” he said. “However, Asia Pacific still relies heavily on non-renewable energy and fossil fuels are still the dominant source of ene...

6 Oct 2020

Heeding the call for a green recovery

News / Policy & Finance

Thai coronavirus lockdown leaves migrant workers exposed

...Malaysia has included construction sites in its restrictions, fining one company and asking others to shut down, while Singapore has also allowed building work to continue. Authorities must not overlo...

24 Mar 2020

Thai coronavirus lockdown leaves migrant workers exposed

News / Cities

Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise

...Malaysia, are not regarded as heritage, said Elisa Sutanudjaja at the Rujak Center for Urban Studies, a Jakarta think tank. Dozens of Indonesian "kampungs", which are close-knit traditional villages, ...

21 Oct 2019

Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise

News / Food & Agriculture

Myanmar risks losing forests to oil palm

Indonesia and Malaysia have long occupied the spotlight for oil palm plantations and their adverse consequences, including deforestation, habitat loss, climate change, and struggles with indigenous an...

14 Nov 2019

Myanmar risks losing forests to oil palm

Videos / Policy & Finance

An environment minister's vision for Malaysia

...Malaysia (IGEM) in Kuala Lumpur, Yeo sat down with Eco-Business to talk about her vision for Malaysia. The Cambridge-educated engineer turned lawmaker says she plans to work with businesses to shift f...

27 Mar 2019

An environment minister's vision for Malaysia

Opinion / Cities

Big data can help cities clean the air their citizens breathe. Here's how.

...Malaysia reported a 30 per cent decline, Indonesia saw an 18 per cent drop, while Thailand and Philippines saw a 21 per cent and 19 per cent decline in carbon dioxide levels, respectively. Yet, as Asi...

3 Sep 2020

Big data can help cities clean the air their citizens breathe. Here's how.

News / Carbon & Climate

From refurbished furniture to loudspeakers, more companies get serious about circular business models

...Malaysia and Thailand, will learn from the Bang Yai experience and “assess possibilities for our other markets moving forward”, Schuler told Eco-Business. Other companies that recently launched initia...

12 Nov 2020

From refurbished furniture to loudspeakers, more companies get serious about circular business models

News / Water

Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future

...Malaysian water has been a source of friction between the neighbours for years. Singapore buys river water from Malaysia for 3 sen - less than a tenth of a U.S. cent - per 1,000 gallons, then treats i...

10 Jun 2019

Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future

News / Food & Agriculture

'We’ve been negligent,’ Indonesia’s president Widodo says as fire crisis deepens

...Malaysia and Singapore, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. She has since doubled down on her position, pointing out that five Singapore- and Malaysia-affiliated companies have had their co...

18 Sep 2019

'We’ve been negligent,’ Indonesia’s president Widodo says as fire crisis deepens

News / Food & Agriculture

Haze from forest fires, Indonesia’s national ‘embarrassment’, is back

...Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). “The haze is caused by a moderate amount of smog moving from hotspots in the central and southern parts of Sumatra due to the Southwest Monsoon winds...

8 Aug 2019

Haze from forest fires, Indonesia’s national ‘embarrassment’, is back

News / Energy

In post-Covid Asia, countries should develop their own renewable energy capabilities

...Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand manufacture some photovoltaic components and assemble solar modules with imported cells and system integration. Noting that these are mostly for export to mar...

23 Jun 2020

In post-Covid Asia, countries should develop their own renewable energy capabilities

News / Waste

Pasir Gudang dumping—what happened and who is responsible?

...Malaysia, within the state of Johor. It was used for sand mining and storage of sand to be exported to Singapore. The Malaysian government decided to convert it into an industrial area after 1969, spe...

7 May 2019

Pasir Gudang dumping—what happened and who is responsible?

News / Carbon & Climate

Timber organisation backs ‘peace park’ in Borneo

...Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). Companies must obtain certification to export Sarawak’s timber from Malaysia — a point reiterated by the US-based Borneo Project’s Fiona McAlpine in a Mon...

29 Jan 2021

Timber organisation backs ‘peace park’ in Borneo

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia

...Malaysia, for instance, only 8 out of 44 listed plantation companies are large cap. Overall, forest-risk companies maintain high debt profiles. For companies operating in breach of NDPE policies, bank...

11 Aug 2020

Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia

News / Waste

Southeast Asia struggles with trash rejected by China

...Malaysia issues permanent ban In July 2018, the Malaysian government revoked import permits for plastic waste. Three months later, authorities issued a permanent ban. Malaysian authorities also launch...

21 May 2019

Southeast Asia struggles with trash rejected by China

Press Releases / Energy Market Authority

Energy leaders IRENA, Siemens to deliver opening keynotes at 12th SIEW

...Malaysia H.E. Alfonso Cusi, Secretary of Energy, Philippines Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General, ASEAN Kurt Donnelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of State Tommy Joyce, Deputy Assis...

9 Oct 2019

Energy leaders IRENA, Siemens to deliver opening keynotes at 12th SIEW

News / Policy & Finance

Unregulated by US at home, Facebook elevates wildlife trafficking abroad

...Malaysia. Tigers, walrus, tortoises, rhinos, sea turtles and shark fins have all been found for sale on the world’s biggest social media platform, even though it says it has banned the trade on its si...

9 Jun 2021

Unregulated by US at home, Facebook elevates wildlife trafficking abroad

An oil spill spotted off the coast of Idy Rayeuk, Aceh, Sumatra. Orbital EOS

News / Water

Recurrent oil leaks sighted off the coast of Indonesia

...Malaysia, while a regular sailor in these countries' waters told Eco-Business that ships often dump waste water before docking in Singapore, where they have to pay for waste water to be treated. A sa...

27 Feb 2020

Recurrent oil leaks sighted off the coast of Indonesia

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