Indian VP to visit Brunei as it reels from oil price fall
Brunei is trying to diversify away from oil. Source: Flickr Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari is due to take a five-day trip to Brunei and Thailand...
Malaysia bans bauxite mining amid ecological fears
Ecologists fear for the health of the Pahang coast. Source: Wikipedia Bauxite mining is becoming increasingly controversial in Malaysia as the government has temporarily banned the...
Singapore told to clean its plates
As one of the most crowded countries on the planet, Singapore is often forced to examine its sustainability. Source: Wikimedia Singapore’s Minister for Environment and...
Indonesia retreats on energy tax
President Joko Widodo has promised to increase power production while cutting outputs. Source: Wikimedia Jakarta has postponed a levy on fossil fuels intended to support...
Typhoon Melor batters Philippines
Melor kills 4 in Philippines. Source: Wikimedia Typhoon Nona, as it is known in the Philippines or Melor internationally, has killed at least four people...
Unesco names Singapore and Bandung as Creative Cities of Design
Unesco director-general Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard/Wikimedia Commons. Singapore has been named a Creative City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Thais enter solar market
Thailand has plenty of sunshine. Source: Wikimedia There are signs that the Thai economy is moving away from its dependency on fossil fuels but while...
Vietnam business forced to look overseas for growth
Is the sun rising for Vietnam’s well-educated population or setting on its damaged ecosystem? Source: Wikimedia Vietnam’s environmental degradation and glowing economic prospects both largely...
Indonesia leaves Malaysia behind in biodiesel production
Indonesia's vehicles will soon by running on a little more palm oil Jakarta is committed to push for higher production and consumption of biodiesel, to...
Indonesia agrees development plan with UN
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman is representing his nation at the Commonwealth summit in Malta. Source: Wikimedia Jakarta, through its National Development Planning...