Malaysia will implement a B30 biodiesel program in the transport sector by 2025 or even earlier, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday at the launch of the country’s National Automotive Polic…
Malaysia revamps auto policy with third national car in mind
Malaysia unveiled on Friday a much-delayed automotive policy, hoping to stay ahead of Thailand and Indonesia by shifting the focus from energy-efficient cars to next-generation vehicles production for…
Laos Plans to Build Sixth Large-Scale Mekong River Mainstream Dam
A Thai hydropower company has plans to build what would be Laos’ sixth large-scale Mekong river dam, the latest cog in Laos’ ambitious plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia.” The Thailand-base…
India to import palm oil from Bangladesh
India has issued about 70 licences for importing about five lakh tonnes of refined palm oil from three countries — Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia, sources said. On January 8, the Indian governm…
Netherlands All for Sustainable Palm Oil, Against EU Biofuel Ban
Jakarta – The Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Stef Blok said the Netherlands is not backing the European Union biofuel ban that targets Indonesia-produced crude palm oil (CPO). However, Blok asse…
ADB registered record disbursement for Nepal in 2019
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said it achieved a record disbursement of $323.7 million for various development projects in Nepal in 2019. Some of the projects contributing to last year’s record…
Philippines makes deeper push for sustainable tourism
Philippine tourism is undergoing a paradigm shift towards sustainability on an unprecedented scale, beginning with Boracay and extending to more destinations like Luzon and Mindanao. Philippine Depart…
Sustaining Bangladesh’s economic miracle
That there is no unresolved miracle behind Bangladesh’s spectacular economic performance over the past three decades is now evident to all. Earning the epithet of ‘economic role model̵…
Malaysia says still open to filing WTO suit against EU on palm oil
Malaysia has not abandoned an option to file a World Trade Organization (WTO) suit against European Union (EU) restrictions on palm oil-based biofuel, the minister in charge of palm oil said on Friday…
Asean reels as Chinese stay home
Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: South-East Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of a deadly new c…