In order to lower the carbon emissions that lead to global warming, Malaysia is considering the deployment of market-based carbon pricing policies such as carbon trading and a carbon tax. This paper, which is based on a memorandum submitted to the Malaysian government, presents a critical assessment of these policies …
>> The TV reality show Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao is in the midst of a controversy with animal rights activists writing to ministry of information and broadcasting not to telecast such a show as it was meting out cruelty to animals. The show on Sony TV has 10 celebrities …
Indonesia appeared to bat away offers from other Southeast Asian countries to help stop haze pollution on Wednesday, leaving the region facing worsening skies as a result of a brewing El Nino weather pattern. Worried about the potential impact, environment ministers of the region met on Wednesday in Singapore to …
India perhaps has the highest retail density in the world. Economies of scale drive the retail sector towards rapid growth in terms of size of outlets and dominance in geographical and product markets, posing challenges for preservation of genuine competition. Growth in size also has consequences for manufacturers, wholesalers and …
Two weeks after a much-hyped embankment constructed with the application of a geo-fabric technology failed to prevent the Brahmaputra from flooding Lakhimpur district, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday ordered a high-level inquiry into alleged anomalies in the Rs 100-crore contract that was awarded to a Malaysian company. The …
energy Nigerians want to own their oil Thousands of workers in Nigeria protested in mid-May the proposed deregulation of the oil sector. The government in February said it would deregulate the downstream oil sector, which deals with refining of crude oil for domestic consumption. It is managed by the state-owned …
A commitment by six Asia-Pacific nations to protect a huge swathe of ecologically rich coral reef is an important step, although the pact is non-binding and key details still need to thrashed out, conservationists said. Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands border a …
Southeast Asia's biologically diverse coral reefs will disappear by the end of this century, wiping out coastal economies and sparking civil unrest if climate change isn't addressed, conservation group WWF said on Wednesday. The Coral Triangle, a reef network that spans Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon …
Planter Sime Darby, Malaysia's largest listed firm, has created the first genetic blueprint of oil palms, saying on Tuesday the map will lead to higher output and planting of drought resistant trees. Sime Darby is the first to map and use the oil palm sequence as Malaysia, the world's second …
Health officials at the health care desk set up at different entry points of the country including land port, airport and seaport are stated to have been neglecting their duties in screening the incoming passengers properly Officials at the Zia International Airport have expressed their apprehension that indifference of the …
Under the Rural Electrification Scheme, the Power and Energy Ministry has supplied electricity to Mimaduma electorate where around 1000 families live. The people in this electorate have lived 30 years without electricity facilities, the Power and Energy Ministry said. Power and Energy Minister W.D.J.Seneviratne told The Island Financial Review that …
Undisclosed Risk focuses on corporate transparency on environmental risks, and lays the groundwork for understanding environmental disclosure and reporting issues in emerging markets through an investor lens. It is the second report in a series establishing the link between issues like climate change, air pollution, water supply, and natural resource …
This report is the first in a series establishing the link between issues like climate change, air pollution, water supply, and natural resource depletion and traditional financial analysis on corporate value and financial strength for companies in six key Asian economies
Five countries including Sri Lanka are to send their delegations to conduct a feasibility study on the disaster preparedness in Padang, West Sumatra. Two delegates from each of the five countries, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, will participate at this meeting, executive director of the Indonesian Tsunami Alert …
Malaysian authorities have taken it upon themselves to decide who gets to use the word Allah. In mid-December, they banned the Catholic newspaper Herald because it used the word. The ban was revoked but on the condition that the Malay language newspaper does not use the word Allah. The Herald …
Internationally acclaimed economist Prof Chamhuri Siwar of National University of Malaysia at a seminar yesterday stressed the need for rural development strategies. He also suggested encouraging farmers to increase crop yield in this age of globalisation, says a press release. The Bureau of Socio Economic Research and Training organised the …
The CFL market in India The CFL market in India is complex. It comprises at least 12 big brands and perhaps hundreds of small players, whose contribution is not measured. elcoma, the primary association of lamp and components manufacturers, estimates the cfl market size in the country is between 150 …
