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S’pore DPM Wong names wish list for sustainable infrastructure at Asean meeting

Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong underlined the need to identify more projects promoting sustainable infrastructure, as well as understand who pays for them, as they are not…

  • Published: August 25, 202310:16 am
  • Author Arlina Arshad
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Use of bamboo promoted as sustainable alternative

By promoting the use of bamboo, the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation aims to counter the adverse environmental impact caused by single-use plastics.

  • Published: August 25, 202310:14 am
  • Author Li Hongyang
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South Korean PM urges transparent info-sharing as Japan releases treated water

PM Han Duck-soo also said Korean experts will regularly visit the International Atomic Energy Agency office at the site every two weeks, starting as early as the upcoming weekend.

  • Published: August 25, 20239:13 am
  • Author Son Ji-hyoung
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Japanese seafood imports into China plummet as China announces complete ban

TEPCO has said it intends to provide compensation for damage due to harmful misinformation linked to the release of treated water.

  • Published: August 25, 20239:00 am
  • Author Fukutaro Yamashita
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Indonesia shuts down factories, to spray mist to reduce air pollution

In the past few weeks, the government has been rushing to take action to address air pollution amid public outcry over worsening air quality in the region.

  • Published: August 25, 20238:50 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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Food and water security concerns

The emerging global and regional supply chain disruptions seem to further shrink prospects for food import, and the writer says Nepal must act now to ensure food and water…

  • Published: August 24, 20235:12 pm
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Rise in captive power plants casts doubt on Indonesia’s emissions target

Coal power currently accounts for around 43 percent of Indonesia’s electricity mix, making the country one of the world’s top carbon dioxide emitters.

  • Published: August 24, 20234:51 pm
  • Author Divya Karyza
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Around 100,000 people evacuated due to floods in Pakistan

Several hundred villages and thousands of acres of cropland in the central province were inundated when the Sutlej River burst its banks on Sunday.

  • Published: August 24, 20234:50 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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El Nino could doom Indonesia’s rare tropical glaciers by 2026

Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforests, expects the dry season could run until October as El Nino increases the risk of forest fires and threatens supplies of clean…

  • Published: August 24, 20234:49 pm
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Fukushima plant operator TEPCO to compensate businesses for damage linked to water release

Compensation is envisioned for businesses that have been in operation since before the water release plan, mainly in the fisheries, agriculture, tourism industries.

  • Published: August 24, 20238:44 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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