Month: November 2022

Indonesia launched the food estate programme in 2020, with millions of hectares of land in Kalimantan, Papua earmarked for conversion for agricultural planting but poor planning and a lack of local stakeholder involvement resulted in failed crops and flooding on arid, barren land.

One Thai durian grower believes Thailand’s exports will decrease because Vietnam is located closer to China and, in her view, has better quality control.

Most funding from developed nations goes to climate change mitigation, but vulnerable countries like Pakistan want money for long-term solutions.

Prison chief Gerald Bantag has faced a series of allegations since being suspended last month, including the breeding of horses and snakes at the Muntinlupa penitentiary.

The UK chancellor’s decision to delay the start of the lifetime cap on care costs is a “final nail in the coffin” for the concept, according to one legal expert.

An increase to the UK national minimum wage unveiled in the chancellor’s autumn statement should prompt employers to ensure that they do not inadvertently pay staff less than what they are entitled to, according to one legal expert.

Policymakers must learn lessons from previous support schemes designed to boost energy efficiency, and drive the regulatory reform businesses need, if the new energy consumption target announced by the UK chancellor on Thursday is to be met, experts have said.

The French president told business leaders at the Apec summit that Paris wants to play a stabilising role in the region to avert conflict.

Umno is seeking a return to power in Malaysia this week, four years after a crushing defeat in the historic 2018 election and since returning to power in 2020.

UK tax policy must be calibrated with the government’s plans to achieve a transition to a ‘net zero’ emissions economy by 2050, a tax expert has said.