PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, is rolling out the first phase of a Smart Water Meter Program in Singapore, which will see the installation of 300,000 smart water meters in new and existing residential, commercial and industrial premises by 2023. To kick-start...
By the end of 2019, Thailand will have banned the Manufacturing and use of microbeads, cap seals and oxo-degradable plastics. By 2022, four other single-use plastics will get the chop, including plastic bags, foam boxes, cups and straws. The Thai interim government...
The joint venture between Spanish company, ACCIONA Agua and French firm, VINCI Construction Grands Projets has won a contract for the design-build portion of the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe wastewater treatment plant – phase 1, in Ho Chi Minh City. The wastewater...
London-based plastic recycling company Plastic Energy Ltd (Plastic Energy) is going to develop five recycling plants in the province of West Java in Indonesia. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, The...
The Malaysian government is looking to introduce a centralized plastic recycling hub to better monitor and manage the industry. According to the Housing and Local Government Minister, Zuraida Kamaruddin, all plastic waste recycling factories outside the park will be...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the local government of Sarangani have kicked off a 11-month feasibility study on watershed rehabilitation and anti-flood project in the Buayan – Malungon River Basin in the province. This is one of the three...
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) launched a joint research center in March 2019 to develop innovative, energy-efficient solutions for the recycling and recovery of resources from...
On 4 April, 2019 in Bangkok, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and major development financiers launched a facility, called the ‘ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility’, to spur in green Infrastructure...
Speaking at a conference in Ca Mau province on April 9, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been seeking measures to address river and coastal erosion in the Mekong Delta region. The...
The Singapore government plans to release its inaugural Zero Waste Masterplan later this year. The Masterplan will detail the government’s upcoming policies and plans, including in infrastructure and R&D. The Masterplan will cover the management of three...
The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) of Thailand and the Finance Ministry have drafted a law imposing new taxes and fees on polluters. According to the draft of the law, the Finance Ministry will be given stronger powers for fighting pollution, outlining seven key measures...
With the industrial sector account for 47% of Vietnam’s total Energy consumption, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is reviewing businesses to explore reduction of Energy usage by the high volume consumers of Energy. MOIT has planned...
