80% of forest fires in Indonesia: report
Almost four-fifths of hotspots detected in Asean over the past month are in Indonesia, according to the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).
Forest fires...
Freeport row threatens bilateral ties
Little profit from Freeport’s mines has filtered down to the indigenous Papuans. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesian traders fear that tensions between US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan and...
Elephants beaten at Thai polo event
Organisers of an exclusive elephant polo tournament in Thailand claim they are "saddened" by video that appears to show pachyderms being beaten with sharp...
Russia’s ‘nuclear Titanic’ ready to operate
Russia has said the world’s first floating nuclear power plant is ready to start producing electricity in its northeastern tip in a move that...
BP to expand in Indonesia
Oil giant BP is hoping to open around 350 petrol stations and convenience stores in Indonesia over the next decade, teaming up with Indonesian...
Jakarta defends Grasberg rules
Indonesia has hit back at claims that tough new environmental regulations imposed on the giant Grasberg copper mine in Papua are politically motivated or...
Asean’s plastic shame
Multilateral firms are polluting oceans by selling goods packaged in plastic to the Philippines, Indonesia and their neighbours, Greenpeace argues. It singled out Nestle,...
Papuan mob kills 292 crocodiles
Several hundred villagers have killed 292 crocodiles at a breeding ground in Indonesia's impoverished West Papua province in retaliation for the death of a...
Junta gags anti-charter campaigners
Khon Kaen, a centre for opposition to military rule. Source: Wikimedia
In northeast Thailand, the main power base of the former democratically elected government, soldiers...
NGO fears Lao hydropower impact
The Theun-Hinboun dam in Laos. Vientiane is waking up to the reality of the nation’s hydropower potential. Source: Wikimedia
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has...
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Singapore to ban sugary drink adverts
Singapore, which has some of the world’s highest diabetes rates, is to become the first country to ban advertising for sugary drinks, according to...
Singapore eases monetary policy for first time in 3.5 years
Singapore’s central bank loosened monetary policy for the first time in three-and-a-half years on Monday, while the trade-reliant economy narrowly dodged recession in the...
Indonesia’s Papuan lies continue
Indonesia has opened its Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on a 524-hectare site in the troubled province of West Papua.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony,...