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Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal, says gov’t official

May 31, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Base Metals, Commodities News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, INDONESIA, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, MINING, Nickel, Pollution, South East Asia Crudes, US

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities are considering two companies’ requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government

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Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight

May 11, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, China (PRC), CORONAVIRUS, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, INDONESIA, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Malaysia, Philippines, PLASTIC, Plastics / Polymers, Pollution, Thailand, US, VIETNAM

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags that Bangkok office worker Nicha Singhanoi

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Philippine lawmakers vow to get broadcast giant ABS-CBN back on air

May 6, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, BROADCASTER, Broadcasting (TRBC), Company News, Emerging Market Countries, Equities Markets, Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties, General News, Government / Politics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Internet / World Wide Web, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Major News, MEDIA, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Philippines, Picture available, Pictures, Regulation, Technology / Media / Telecoms, Telecommunications Services (TRBC), US

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine legislators pushed on Wednesday to get the country’s biggest broadcaster back on air, amid widespread shock

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Explainer: Could warmer weather help contain the coronavirus?

April 25, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, China (PRC), Company News, CORONAVIRUS, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, Epidemics, Europe, EXPLAINER, G20, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Healthcare (TRBC), Infectious Diseases, Major News, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Research (TRBC), Public Health, Respiratory Conditions, Science, SEASONALITY, South Korea, Tourism / Travel, United States, US, Video, World Health Organization

(Reuters) – The world is looking for signs that the arrival of warmer weather in the northern hemisphere could slow

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Chinese dams held back Mekong waters during drought, study finds

April 13, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Cambodia, China (PRC), Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Droughts, Energy (TRBC), Environment, General News, Laos, MEKONG, MYANMAR, RIVER, Thailand, US, VIETNAM, Water, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather

BANGKOK (Reuters) – China’s Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries

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Singapore ramps up rooftop farming plans as virus upends supply chains

April 8, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, CORONAVIRUS, Economic News (3rd Party), Egypt, Environment, FARMING, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), General News, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Middle East, Real Estate Markets, SINGAPORE, US

FILE PHOTO: Comcrop CEO Peter Barber shows vegetable seedlings at his rooftop hydroponics farm at an industrial estate in Singapore

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Singapore’s Pavilion Energy seeks industry standard for green LNG

April 2, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas (Energy), ASEAN Countries, Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CARBONOFFSET, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, Europe / Middle East / Africa (Energy), General News, Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas Utilities (TRBC), Oil and Gas (TRBC), Pollution, Real Estate Markets, SINGAPORE, US, Utilities (TRBC)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Pavilion Energy is asking potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers to help develop an industry standard

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Say nothing at all: Ronan Keating chided for Singapore coronavirus post

March 3, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Celebrities, China (PRC), Communicable Diseases, CORONAVIRUS, Diseases, Europe, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Internet / World Wide Web, Ireland, KEATING, Living / Lifestyle, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Music, SINGAPORE, Social Media, US

FILE PHOTO: A bird’s-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SINGAPORE (Reuters) –

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Indonesia proposes to tax sweet drinks, polluting cars, plastic

February 19, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Auto and Truck Manufacturers (TRBC), Automobiles / Auto Parts (Legacy), Automobiles and Auto Parts (TRBC), Beverages (TRBC), Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Economic News (3rd Party), ECONOMY, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Government Finances, INDONESIA, Plastics / Polymers, Pollution, Sugar, TAX, Taxables, Taxation, US

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks, vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and

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Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit ratings: Moody’s

January 16, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Bahamas, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Egypt, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Fiji, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), Maldives, Middle East, MOODY, National Government Debt, Philippines, S, SINGAPORE, South America / Central America, SOVEREIGN, Sri Lanka, Suriname, US, VIETNAM

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Economic shocks stemming from rising sea levels pose a long-term risk to the sovereign credit ratings of

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