Sustainability
Singapore brewery makes beer from recycled water
Singapore-based craft beer brewery Brewerkz Brewing has created what it calls a “uniquely Singapore beer with premium ingredients” called Newbrew which is made from...
Singapore to invest heavily in food and agritech startups
Singapore has plans to substantially boost its domestic food industry over the next three years by promoting and funding innovative companies in the sector,...
Gojek to electrify entire fleet until 2030
Gojek driver with a Honda PCX Electric scooter
Indonesian ride-hailing and delivery company Gojek has announced plans to...
Laos lays out economic growth path
The Laos government has unveiled a new national development vision, which it plans to facilitate from 2021 to 2025.
The plan entails the transformation of...
Thailand takes over ASEAN chairmanship
The chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formally turned over on November 15, with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong...
Tata Motors calls it quits in Thailand and moves production away
India’s Tata Motors in a press release issued on August 1 said that it decided to stop manufacturing operations in Thailand citing viability issues...
Singapore, Tokyo ranked Asia’s smartest cities
Two Asian cities made it in the top-ten smartest cities in the world, according to the 2017 Smart Cities Index compiled by EasyPark Group,...
World economy growing “modestly”: UN report (infographic)
According to a recently released report by the United Nations on the world economic situation and its prospects in 2015, the world economy continues...
Thai model farms support agricultural knowledge transfer
In Thailand, so-called model farms located in economically challenged areas of the country are increasingly used as places to transfer agricultural knowledge to villagers...
Singapore to implement massive waste management system
Singapore is embarking on an ambitious project to develop a technology road map that can help it deal with its rubbish, all the way...
Japan assists Cambodia to Reduce Carbon Footprint
The government of Japan on April 11 signed a Low Carbon Growth Partnership agreement with Cambodia, aiming to assist the country to reduce the...
Leadership for business sustainability in the Islamic economy
In my earlier article on “Sustainability in the Islamic Economy” I highlighted the key missing aspect of sustainability and how it has to be from ground-up.
There...
Singapore’s urban farming industry blossoms
Urban farming is taking root in Singapore as the city-state’s wealthy, cosmopolitan population discovers the joys of growing their own vegetables.
Green Valley Farm started...
Turkish group to invest $2.5b in East Java
Turkey-based Hitay Investment Holdings plans to invest $2.5 billion in three geothermal power projects in East Java, Indonesia, local media reported.
The estimated power potential...
Coke bottles sustainability with a lot of committments
One of the largest employers in the world, Coca-Cola, serves 300 million customers every day. Inside Investor asked Gürtay Kipcak, Director of Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group, to explain the giant company’s goals for 2020.
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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...