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…
Environment
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.
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.
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…
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.
Korean PM says int’l lawsuit will be filed if Fukushima water release goes beyond standards
He also added South Korea will also demand an immediate halt of the release in the event that the concentration level of a single nuclide goes beyond the standards.
Malaysia looking to export green electricity to new capital Nusantara
Malaysia is viewing the project as a potential export market for its green electricity, as it sets its sights on becoming ASEAN’s renewable energy hub.
Fukushima treated water release distresses Japan’s fishing industry
Many workers are worried that commercial fishing will be adversely affected, as it was in the aftermath of the plant’s triple meltdown in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan…
Seoul says no scientific problems with Fukushima release plan
Seoul and Tokyo also agreed to over five out of seven requests by President Yoon Suk Yeol to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their summit earlier in July.
Ha Long Bay’s Kissing Rocks at risk of collapse, experts warn
Although tourists aren't permitted to approach the rocks, the passage of tourism vehicles continues to detrimentally affect them.