Environment
Indonesia wants to phase out fuel-powered motorcycles
112 million motorbikes in Indonesia are constantly blowing fumes in the air
Indonesia has started a project to...
Cambodia’s largest hydropower dam under fire for destroying livelihoods
The Lower Sesan 2 dam has flooded large parts of an area in northeastern Cambodia
A massive Chinese-financed...
Malaysia hopes for $2.4 billion in investments from Dubai Expo 2020
Malaysia aims at ten billion ringgit worth of potential investments and business deals from the Dubai Expo...
Philippines drowning in plastic bag waste
The Philippines has a growing environmental problem with waste from plastic bags, with 164 million mostly non-recyclable pieces being thrown away by Filipinos on...
Mass arrivals cause “headache” for Thai tourism minister
Thailand received a record of 38.3 million tourists in 2018, and 2019 numbers are expected to be even higher.
According to tourism minister Weerasak Kowsurat,...
Bangkok smog to cause economic damage of over $200 million
The current severe air pollution crisis in Thailand’s capital Bangkok is expected to cost the country up to 6.6 billion baht ($207.8 million) in...
Philippines tourist island Boracay reopens, but beach party times are over
After a thorough six-month clean-up, the popular holiday island of Boracay in the central Philippines that was once dubbed a "cesspool" is to have...
Indonesia proposes palm oil to be used as jet fuel
Indonesia, the world’s top producer of palm oil, has suggested to use palm oil as biofuel in jet fuel and asked Boeing and Airbus...
No more “foreign garbage” imports to Thailand
Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an Environment Ministry official said on August 16, the latest country...
Malaysia prepares nationwide ban of plastic bags
The Malaysian government plans to introduce a nationwide ban of plastic bags within a year, preceded by an awareness campaign to “educate” the population...
Kenya could show Thailand how to tackle its plastic trash problem
The East African nation of Kenya has the potential to become a role model for Thailand when it comes to curb the exorbitant use...
Boracay island closes for tourists for six-months clean-up
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finally approved the suggested closure of the popular holiday island of Boracay in the central Philippines for tourists over six...
Profit vs. environment: Top Southeast Asia beaches close for clean-up
Pollution, inadequate infrastructure and mass tourism are taking their toll on two of Southeast Asia’s most popular beach destinations, Boracay in the Philippines and...
Cambodia to introduce charges for plastic bags
In what could be a role model for other Southeast Asian countries, most of all Thailand, supermarket shoppers in Cambodia by law may soon...
Duterte clashes with Jeepney drivers, but “open for dialogue”
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at first reacted angrily to the two-day strike of public transport workers across the country on October 16 and 17,...
Filipino jeepney drivers protest against phase-out plans for old vehicles
Hundreds of drivers of the Philippines' ubiquitous public transport vehicle, the jeepney, representatives from various private transport organisations and operators joined protests in Manila...
Indonesia seeks $2bn in compensation from Thai state oil firms
The Indonesian government sued Thailand's state-owned oil companies PTT and PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) for more than $2 billion for alleged damage to...
Iconic Philippine Jeepney becomes endangered species
Filipinos are increasingly worried that a planned phase-out of older Jeepneys could disrupt public transport and bring excessive financial burdens for operators.
As per the...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...