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Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Indonesia haze creates regional pollution, but little legal recourse

It is not the first time Indonesian haze has caused a regional pollution crisis, but neighbouring countries have few options for legal recourse, experts say:

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

Haze pushes Kuala Lumpur, Singapore into world's most polluted cities

A milky haze has shrouded the cities for more than a month as smoke drifted from fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands.

Regulations 1 week ago

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Power exports to Singapore hinge on regulatory clarity

The Vanda Solar and Battery project in the Riau Islands is expected to be operational by 2029, but only if the Indonesian government issues its long-awaited electricity export regulation this year or by 2027, its developer has said.

Academia 1 week ago

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Regional haze casts pall on ASEAN’s influence

The return of haze underscores a sobering reality: while ASEAN has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur.

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Batam nabs Singaporean over smuggling drug-filled vape cartridges

A Singaporean woman has been detained by Batam authorities for allegedly smuggling vape cartridges filled with class II drug etomidate, after evading the neighboring country's heightened security measures to arrive by ferry in the Riau Islands.

Economy 2 weeks ago

ASEAN to roll out upgraded trade pact ahead of schedule

This pact seeks to make it easier for businesses and consumers to transact across Southeast Asia, covering areas such as e-commerce, digital payments, cross-border data flows and cyber security.

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Calling drivers entrepreneurs won’t create better jobs

Rebranding gig drivers as "entrepreneurs" might polish government employment data, but no administrative label can turn precarious, low-productivity survival into a genuine path to prosperity.

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Another company flees Batam, abandons 1,025 workers

Ghim Li failed to pay the workers their wages on Aug. 7 before the entire management team abandoned the workers.

Academia 3 weeks ago

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The remedy gap in transboundary haze

Building on the 2002 agreement, ASEAN has since declared the right to a clean and healthy environment and is now working on an action plan that may finally provide access to legal recourse for the region’s citizens harmed by transboundary haze pollution.

Asia & Pacific 3 weeks ago

Singapore PM's annual salary to rise 64% to $2.85 million

Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 a month in 2025.

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