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Singapore's only landfill, the purpose-built trash island of Semakau

News / Waste

How will Singapore defuse a 16-year waste timebomb?

...Malaysia and Thailand, closing their doors to waste imports, the future of recycling seems to be to do it locally. Is Singapore’s long-term ambition to be a regional hub for recycling innovation? If s...

25 May 2019

How will Singapore defuse a 16-year waste timebomb?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Restoring peat, improving welfare and empowering women: can we have it all?

...Malaysia). In many villages within the province of South Sumatra, a priority province for peatland restoration, purun has traditionally been utilised as raw materials for homemade crafts, mostly mats,...

3 Jul 2018

Restoring peat, improving welfare and empowering women: can we have it all?

News / Energy

Renewable energy faces growing human rights concerns

...Malaysia, that infringed on local people’s land rights and was linked to the intimidation and detention of indigenous people, and a dam in Laos that was built without adequate consultation with local ...

3 May 2017

Renewable energy faces growing human rights concerns

News / Transport

Chinese bike-sharing company ofo arrives in Oxford

...Malaysia and the United States. Its major rival Mobike has begun operations in Italy, Singapore and Britain. This story was published with permission from China.org.cn

23 Aug 2017

Chinese bike-sharing company ofo arrives in Oxford

Kesara Manchusree, president, Stock Exchange of Thailand

News / Corporate Responsibility

How Thailand built Southeast Asia's most sustainable stock exchange

...Malaysia just one,” she says. Since she was appointed president of SET three years ago, moving up from a role as the bourse's chief marketer in June 2014, Kesara has been on a mission to push for mor...

17 Oct 2017

How Thailand built Southeast Asia's most sustainable stock exchange

News / Corporate Responsibility

Major Islamic financier singled out for forest clearing in Indonesia

In a recent report by climate coalition Chain Reaction Research, Lembaga Tabung Haji, whose publicly traded palm oil firm TH Plantations controls 32 estates in Indonesia and Malaysia spanning 1,600 sq...

3 May 2018

Major Islamic financier singled out for forest clearing in Indonesia

A waterway runs through a palm oil estate owned by Golden Agri Resources. Water is critical to restoring peat forests burned in the fires of 2015

News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant makes debut in global sustainability index

...Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby has had a spot in the rankings since 2013, and is listed in the industrial conglomerates category—it is the first pure play palm oil firm to be included. GAR joins a ...

21 Sep 2017

Palm oil giant makes debut in global sustainability index

Students from the International School of Kuala Lumpur learning how to turn used cartons into decorative trees at Sunway Pyramid on 11 November 2016.

News / Manufacturing

Picking the pack that grows back

...Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines told Eco-Business in a recent interview that about 41 per cent of Tetra Pak cartons in Malaysia now carry the FSC label, a steady increase from 14 per cent in 2015 ...

15 Feb 2017

Picking the pack that grows back

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia to get first payment from Norway for cutting forest emissions

...Malaysia, sparking a diplomatic spat. In Indonesia alone, the smoke sickened half a million people, according to government figures. The 2015 fires razed 26,000 square kilometers (10,038 square miles)...

21 Feb 2019

Indonesia to get first payment from Norway for cutting forest emissions

Plastic monster for Earth Hour 2018, Singapore

News / Lifestyle

'Mindset overhaul' on plastics due as Earth Hour switches focus in Singapore

...Malaysia, Bangladesh, and the Philippines. Citizens also see the need to curb the excessive usage of plastic. A public survey conducted by WWF around the Earth Hour event revealed strong support for m...

21 Mar 2018

'Mindset overhaul' on plastics due as Earth Hour switches focus in Singapore

News / Food & Agriculture

Peat protection rule may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia’s forests

...Malaysia, Australia and Thailand. Fifteen of them were added in 2019 alone. The company says it’s taking on new suppliers to mitigate fluctuations in demand and local supply and to ensure future suppl...

23 Apr 2019

Peat protection rule may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia’s forests

News / Energy

Small hydropower: a big global issue overlooked by science and policy

...Malaysia, Philippines, Brazil, Colombia and Peru,” Couto said. “Some regions like the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau and the Andes are of high interest for hydropower development, but these regions al...

15 Mar 2018

Small hydropower: a big global issue overlooked by science and policy

News / Policy & Finance

Is China’s timber from Papua New Guinea illegal?

...Malaysia-based Rimbunan Hijau, had on numerous occasions built roads that were wider than allowed, or were located in or near wetland areas, all of which violate the Forestry Act, Global Witness said....

10 Aug 2018

Is China’s timber from Papua New Guinea illegal?

Press Releases / ENGIE

ENGIE and Pendinginan Megajana launch new district cooling facilities to expand chilled water capacity at Cyberjaya

...Malaysia, we are delighted to partner with ENGIE to deliver innovative green technology and energy efficient solutions for Cyberjaya, a global tech hub and smart city that is embarking on a sustainabl...

29 Mar 2017

ENGIE and Pendinginan Megajana launch new district cooling facilities to expand chilled water capacity at Cyberjaya

News / Energy

Mind the hype: Despite huge potential, solar energy in SE Asia is behind a cloud

...Malaysia are the region's second and third largest solar markets, followed by Singapore. Razzouk: The US$150 trillion capital markets are failing to back renewable energy Solar uptake has been mute...

3 Oct 2017

Mind the hype: Despite huge potential, solar energy in SE Asia is behind a cloud

Dr Zhaotan Xiao from RWDC Industries pitching biodegradable bioplastic straws at The Liveability Challenge Finale

News / Waste

Biodegradable straws win at The Liveability Challenge 2018

...Malaysia and another from Australia, there was also a fireside chat featuring En Lee, partner and head of Asia Pacific at impact investment firm LGT Impact, and moderated by Daniel Lin, executive dire...

13 Jul 2018

Biodegradable straws win at The Liveability Challenge 2018

ST Diamond Building, Putrajaya, Malaysia

News / Green Buildings

Why has Asia been slow to catch on to green buildings?

...Malaysia and Thailand, so the need for government interference will diminish, he says. What is needed now, says Dr Plainiotis, is for certifiers to get better at marketing green building labels to end...

19 Apr 2017

Why has Asia been slow to catch on to green buildings?

Opinion / Energy

Southeast Asia is the global laggard in renewables, but for how much longer?

...Malaysia distinguishes itself globally as the only country where the number of solar panel installations has actually declined in recent years. “ The resistance to renewable energy in the ASEAN regio...

6 Jul 2018

Southeast Asia is the global laggard in renewables, but for how much longer?

News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks, say activists

...Malaysia, which together produce nearly 90 per cent of the world’s palm oil. “Indonesia regrets the European Parliament’s decision, which is discriminatory in nature by differentiating palm oil from o...

23 Feb 2018

Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks, say activists

News / Green Buildings

Indonesia unveils plan to roll out 1,000 eco-mosques by 2020

...Malaysia all have mosques aiming to be more green. "We need concrete action to help mosques and their communities overcome the oncoming water and energy crisis by building resilience," said Prabowo. T...

17 Nov 2017

Indonesia unveils plan to roll out 1,000 eco-mosques by 2020

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