ASEAN youth delegates on Friday called for focus on energy transition towards green and renewable sources as part of cooperation on climate mitigation. The Youth on Climate Action – ASEAN Ministers Me…
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Travellers from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka to be allowed in Singapore after Oct 26
WITH the exception of short-term visitors, travellers from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a 14-day travel history to these countries will be allowed to enter Singapore …
Renewable Energy Jobs Rise to 12 Million Globally
Renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021. The report was relea…
Malaysia lifts migrant worker ban, to reopen holiday island to foreigners
Malaysia will let foreign workers back into the country after an almost 16-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and allow some tourists back to its resort island of Langkawi, its prime minister …
We’re Headed for a Global Energy Crisis. What We Need is a Transition Strategy
Are we returning to the 1970s, as several commentators have recently claimed? There are surprising similarities. The humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan echoes the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. Prices a…
Indonesia plans to ‘hit the brakes’ on raw commodity exports
Indonesia is planning to “hit the brakes” on the export of all raw commodities in an effort to attract investment in onshore resource processing and create jobs, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday.…
Sri Lanka reverses organic farming drive as tea suffers
Sri Lanka on Tuesday backed down from ambitious plans to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, reversing a ban on imports of chemical fertiliser. President Gotabaya Rajapak…
Singapore Launches ASEAN Centre to Strengthen Regional Cyber Security Landscape
Singapore has recently established a new centre for ASEAN member states to collaborate on research, knowledge sharing, and training to respond to cyber threats to help strengthen regional cyber-securi…
Explained: What Is Palm Oil Scheme And Why India Wants To Produce It On Large Scale
In a business summit organized recently in Guwahati to attract investors to the North Eastern states, Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora disclosed the plan of bringing 1,500 hectares of land in anot…
Bangladesh Really Is a Climate Success Story
Fifty years ago, Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan amid devastating climate disaster. The year before, in 1970, the Bhola cyclone had killed up to half a million people. The human toll of the …