Thailand’s state-owned utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has recently issued a tender for the construction of a hybrid power combining hydro, floating PV and storage. The Ubol Ratana Dam Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project is scheduled...
The Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Research and Training Unit (N²RTU) has been launched in Malaysia, specializing in knowledge and technology transfer in the field of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. The project is led by the UK-based University of Reading and...
The Malaysian government is working on a framework to meet its 2050 net-zero emissions goal which includes exploring a voluntary carbon market, carbon pricing mechanisms such as carbon tax, and expanding green technology tax incentives. Petronas, the largest...
Indonesian energy company PT Pertamina Hulu Energi plans to increase its oil and gas output in 2022 by 17%, reaching 1.04 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, including output from overseas assets. This rise is mainly as a result of Pertamina’s projects...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said that it has approved the registration for the PHP 125-billion (USD 2 .4 billion) Quezon Techno-Industrial Special Economic Zone (QTISEZ) project, which will be the largest economic zone in the country. Local firm...
Amidst concerns about food security, particularly fish, the government through the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has bolstered the aquaculture sector through expanding fish hatchery capacity and targeting higher fish...
The Philippines ’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is targeting to complete more than 400 infrastructure projects in the Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) that will be crucial to sustaining the economic development in Mindanao. Based on the 2021...
The Philippines and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU) in March 2022 in Washington D.C. to further deepen the cooperation between the two countries in developing the Philippines’ nuclear energy...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the National Dairy Authority (NDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have partnered with Baladna Qatar Public Shareholding Company (BQPSC) to build a USD 500 million integrated dairy facility in the Philippines....
Khoo Tech Puat Hospital (KTPH) is the only hospital in Singapore to have pledged to heal the earth. They are one of the four hospitals in Southeast Asia to commit under a campaign by the United Nations to halve their emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero goals by...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced that Singapore’s economic growth in 2021 came in at 7.6%, up from the previous estimate of 7.2%. This growth figure was driven by the manufacturing, finance, insurance and wholesale trade sectors. The 2020 growth...
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s largest utility provider, has been accelerating the national progress in electric vehicle (EV) and Broadband Infrastructure through cooperative partnerships. This is in line with the firm’s efforts to be part of the...
