Asean’s plastic shame
Asean’s beaches, seas and waterways continue to choke on plastic waste, with much of it imported from the developed world. Idyllic spots throughout the biodiverse...
Trade tensions brew between Indonesia, EU over nickel export ban
Trade tensions are heating up between Indonesia and the European Union (EU) after the latter complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the...
Vietnam bucks global trends by boosting coal use
Vietnam has been singled out in a global environmental report for seeing the world’s highest increase in coal-generated electricity as other countries are abandoning...
Philippine marine life endangered by China: scholar
China should ban the giant-clam trade to save the coral reefs in the South China Sea from furtherdegradation, according to a US marine biologist. Kent Carpenter from...
Last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies, species now extinct in the country
The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday (Nov 23). The...
Asean climate crises loom after decades of abuse
Asean’s governments continue to abuse the environment but the regional body’s shared ecological efforts to tackle the issues are pitiful. Farmers along the Mekong have been...
Mekong nations face severe drought made worse by dams
The four lower Mekong River basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam should expect severe to extreme drought—compounded by dams—to persist until January,...
Water pollution hampers treatment plants in Indonesia
Operations of two water treatment plants in Indonesia have been hampered following a liquor waste pollution that flowed into the Bengawan Solo River. Bayu Tunggul,...
ADB commits financing for Philippine tourism hubs
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has opened its doors for the Philippines to boost and develop two of its infamous tourism hubs. ADB said in...
Asean coal power plant construction falls
The number of new coal power plants under construction across Asean has fallen over the past two years, causing fears for Australian exporters of...
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Pangolin critically endangered , wildlife watchdog warns
Shy, scaly and highly elusive, pangolins exist primarily in Asia and Africa. Today, they are also currently the most heavily trafficked mammal in the...
Indonesia shares blame for rising seas
It is customary to blame the developed world for creating climate change after centuries of putting profits before environmental concerns. The argument goes that western...
Indonesia counters coronavirus with interest rates cuts
Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut its benchmark interest rate to address the economic impact of the coronavirus. The Indonesian central bank cut its benchmark interest...