As the world face staggering challenges in a post-pandemic and climate change era, the use and development of advanced technology like blockchain increases transparency and the accountability of envir…
Sustainable growth amid crisis through the blue economy concept
I started writing about the new blue economy in this column in November 2015, just before the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Top p…
Thai tourism end-of-year target raised to 10 million
Thailand’s tourism scene is continually being reinvigorated, with the tally of foreign arrivals having now exceeded 4 million for the year according to Thai News agency NNT. Relevant agencies are now …
Oil palm and food security
ON Friday afternoon, July 22, 2022 I had a chance of meeting an oil palm farmer from Papua, Dorteus Paiki, a member of oil palm association Apkasindo, who inspired this article. We discussed the commo…
Malaysia-Saudi Arabia to explore new cooperation opportunities in agricultural research: MAFI
MALAYSIA and Saudi Arabia will explore new cooperation opportunities in the field of agricultural research, including the potential of exchanging technical experts in the future, according to the Mini…
How Bangladesh is handling economic turmoil
There is no denying that Bangladesh’s economy is under stress, but it is not in a critical situation. Bangladesh is not an exception to the global economic turmoil that has been caused by everything f…
Thailand, Malaysia plan rail network to connect four Asean countries, China
Thailand’s Transport Ministry is working with its Malaysian partner to develop a high-speed rail network that will connect four member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) a…
Southeast Asia’s Digital Growth Unlocked by AirAsia Super App and Google Cloud’s New Strategic Partnership
In order to realise the goal of airasia Super App is to make co-innovation ecosystem that all businesses and developers may participate in to fulfil the daily needs of people in Southeast Asia, airasi…
Asean Today – Aug 2022
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Indonesia Wants To Be A Manufacturing Super Power
The United States is desperate to move the supply chain for electric vehicles — especially battery materials — back onshore after 50 years of offshoring every facet of American manufacturing, mostly t…