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Environmental issues

War exposes the real case for going green

The Iran war is a reminder that modern prosperity still rests on energy systems that are imported, exposed and vulnerable to geopolitical disruption.
The Iran war is a reminder that modern prosperity still rests on energy systems that are imported, exposed and vulnerable to geopolitical disruption.

Toxic tide: Myanmar’s rare earth mining surge hurting livelihoods along Thailand’s Kok River

pwchiangrai - Fisherman Siam Kaewdam is among the local villagers found by university researchers to have higher-than-normal arsenic levels in his body.
ST PHOTO: PHILIP WEN
pwchiangrai - Fisherman Siam Kaewdam is among the local villagers found by university researchers to have higher-than-normal arsenic levels in his body.
ST PHOTO: PHILIP WEN

France emissions cuts slow again, climate targets off track

France has struggled to reduce the energy intensity of politically sensitive or costly sectors such as transportation and refineries.
France has struggled to reduce the energy intensity of politically sensitive or costly sectors such as transportation and refineries.

Penang to enforce single-use plastic bag ban from Sept 1

The policy is currently in the awareness phase but will move into enforcement in the coming months.
The policy is currently in the awareness phase but will move into enforcement in the coming months.

Deforestation surge, El Nino raise fears of repeat of Indonesia’s 2015 haze crisis

This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.
This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.

Indonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo’s self-sufficiency drive: Report

Indonesia's government allocated 20.6 million hectares of forest areas for food-, energy- and water-related programmes in 2025, 43 per cent of which was natural forest.
Indonesia's government allocated 20.6 million hectares of forest areas for food-, energy- and water-related programmes in 2025, 43 per cent of which was natural forest.

German ‘green village’ rides out Middle East energy storm

Feldheim, a village in Germany with 130 residents, has its own electricity and heating networks powered entirely by local, low-cost renewable energy.
Feldheim, a village in Germany with 130 residents, has its own electricity and heating networks powered entirely by local, low-cost renewable energy.

Laos delivers emergency aid after over 2,000 households hit by rare hailstorm in Vientiane

Smashed roofs after a hailstorm hit Vientiane on March 22.
Smashed roofs after a hailstorm hit Vientiane on March 22.

Future heat danger differs starkly between rich and poor countries

The research is designed to help cities and communities understand and respond to the dangers they face from rising temperatures.
The research is designed to help cities and communities understand and respond to the dangers they face from rising temperatures.

‘Nappy ending’: Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough

A staff member collects a bag of used diapers at a nursery school in Osaki town, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan 16, 2026.
A staff member collects a bag of used diapers at a nursery school in Osaki town, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan 16, 2026.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.