PALM oil, known for its versatility, serves as a widely consumed vegetable oil worldwide, is an important ingredient in the food industry. It is mainly used as a cooking oil and also in various food a…
Malaysia mulls expansion of B10 biodiesel usage to industrial sector
Malaysia is considering expansion of its B10 biodiesel programme, which requires the mandatory use of 10% palm oil, to the industrial sector, its plantations and commodities minister said on Tuesday. …
Bangladesh nuclear energy: Putin joins virtual launch of new power plant
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SKC plans world’s largest biodegradable plant in Vietnam
South Korea’s SKC Ltd., secured an investment registration certificate (IRC) to establish the world’s largest biodegradable plastics material production facility in Haiphong, Vietnam. According to SKC…
Sri Lanka’s wait for 2nd tranche of IMF’s bailout gets longer
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that discussions will continue to secure a staff-level agreement as Sri Lanka was unlikely to meet revenue targets after a $3 billion bailout pa…
Japan, Petronas to discuss storing Japanese CO2 in Malaysian sites
The Japanese government and Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas (PETRA.UL) on Wednesday agreed to discuss how to export carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in Japan to storage sites in Malaysia as part …
India, Malaysia, and Indonesia Team Up to Fight Western Countries’ Black Campaign Against Palm Oil
Palm oil giants Malaysia and Indonesia are teaming up with India to fight what they call a black campaign targeted at the commodity. The three countries promised to jointly promote the positive benefi…
Chinese Tourists Have Good Reasons Not to Return to Southeast Asia
Mainland Southeast Asia once ranked among the top tourist regions in the world, bolstering economies and employing millions, but a rot set in with the rise of authoritarian regimes and a preference fo…
Climate Change and the Challenges of New Energy Technologies
The expansion of neoliberal capitalism across the planet has been largely responsible for climate change, a phenomenon that is changing weather patterns. As a result of climate change, the planet’s ab…
The clean energy revolution is moving too slowly
If the fight to avoid catastrophic global warming were a football game, then Team Let’s Maybe Not Have an Apocalypse would be stuck on its own 2-yard line, trailing by a touchdown with less than a min…