Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok is optimistic Malaysia will be able to achieve 100% sustainable palm oil production by January 2020 despite only 36% of oil palm growers attaining the Malaysian …
Asia-Pacific nations must invest $120B a year in agri – ADB
The Philippines and the rest of Asia and the Pacific region must increase their investments in agriculture if they want to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Asian Development Bank (AD…
Sri Lanka: IT zones in Bingiriya and Ruhuna
The country cannot be developed if we keep blaming each other harping on past mistakes and being divided, said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking while touring new projects in Ruwanwella la…
How solar micro-grids are powering Myanmar’s villages
Villages in Myanmar are taking electricity generation into their own hands, turning to solar micro-grids to power their homes. One of the solar pioneers in the country is Yoma Micro Power. It speciali…
Malaysian R&D centre to leverage cloud-based blockchain platform
According to a recent report, Malaysia’s national applied research and development centre under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has unveiled plans to expand its use of blockcha…
Trump’s trade war with China enters next phase
United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may have agreed at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Osaka to resume trade negotiations, but the path to ending the trade w…
Thailand aims to be hub of Trans-ASEAN railway network
The Thai government is pursuing an ambitious plan to build a rail network linking Thailand to other countries in the region, like Singapore and China, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The governmen…
Malaysia: Digitising the palm oil sector
It is a call made loudly and often enough – palm oil companies, with its high dependence on labour, need to digitise their operations as the next step towards increasing productivity. The call for pal…
Malaysia’s efforts towards sustainable palm oil production lauded
Malaysia is on the right path to get its palm oil production and the oil palm industry certified in order to ensure that the country’s palm oil is recognised as a sustainable commodity, said Italian A…
First commercial solar power plant launched in Myanmar
The Minbu Solar Power Plant project, which will be completed in four phases, will have the capacity to generate 170MW of power and produce 350 million kilowatt hours per annum, which is sufficient to …