August 2024

Malay Mail

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that the government, through the National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), has been actively conducting research on the impact of new pollutants on water quality in several river basins in Malaysia under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).

Khaosod English

The ongoing conflict in Myanmar between the military government and opposition forces shows no sign of abating. Fighting continues in several areas and has prompted Thai companies to pull out and divest 7 billion dollars. In the past, Thai investors ranked third in investment promotion applications with a total value of 11.6 billion dollars or 12.47percent in 155 approved projects. Currently, Thai investment in Myanmar ranks fifth with a value of 4.45 billion dollars or 6.

BusinessWorld

The Board of Investments (BoI) said the Philippine Bioplastics Industry Roadmap is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter. According to the BoI, the roadmap is one of the outputs of a zero-waste initiative known as “Building Plastic Circularity through Biodegradable Plastic to Ensure Zero Waste in the Philippines.” The Philippines’ partners in the project are the Global Green Growth Institute and the Korea Export-Import Bank.

The Malay Mail

The state capital’s ban on single-use plastic bags starting today is hoped to eventually be expanded to the entire state, said assistant minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datuk Abidin Madingkir.

Channel NewsAsia

In the next five years, Thailand expects to see all EV and EV-related investments amounting to more than 200 billion THB (US$5.5 billion).