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Commodities
Oil rises as Trump's Venezuela blockade eases crude surplus concerns
Oil prices rallied by more than 1% on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all oil tankers under sanctions entering and leaving Venezuela, raising global political tensions and easing concerns about a swelling surplus of global crude.
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Markets
Wall St ends lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks
Wall Street's main indices closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking to three-week lows as nagging worries about the artificial intelligence trade weighed on technology stocks.
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Esg
Fostering resilient, nature-rich communities
AS Asia faces accelerating climate risks, rapid urbanisation, and mounting pressure on natural resources, property development is no longer just about constructing buildings.
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Esg
When ESG drives capital in Indonesian Stock Exchange
INVESTORS have begun to take notice of the sustainability actions of companies in Indonesia. Among the initiatives is the rollout of green financing, which has become the backbone of banking institutions in their path to sustainability.
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Esg
Joining hands towards a sustainable Asean capital market
ASEAN stands at a defining moment; with economic dynamism meeting the global quest for sustainability. As the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman and Asean Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) 2025 chairman, I have seen first-hand the collective resolve of the region's 11 member states to build capital markets that are resilient, future-proof, and firmly grounded in sustainable principles.
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Esg
Every drop tells a story
ACCESSING water today requires almost no effort. A twist of a tap, a press of a button and it flows. But this ease has a downside. Because water feels limitless, many households use far more than they need.
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Esg
Tapping AI to drive corporate sustainability
The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and ESG practices has become a prominent trend in the sustainable business landscape.
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Esg
Indonesia’s green solutions ready for application across Asean
IN many meetings and regional forums, Indonesia is often described as "a big market with big challenges".
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Esg
Malaysia has built its digital govt—Now the real work begins and Asean can learn from it
ACROSS South-East Asia, the architecture of digital government has risen at remarkable speed. National digital IDs, cloud platforms, one-stop service portals and high-volume data exchanges—once distant ambitions—are now operational realities.
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Esg
The climate rewrite of Asean supply chains
RETURNING from COP30, one of the biggest United Nation climate conferences held in Belém, one fact has become unavoidable: Global climate diplomacy has crossed the threshold from political symbolism into operational reality.
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Esg
United front for Asean’s energy future
Collective action will determine if the bloc meets its clean-energy ambitions.
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Esg
Balancing infrastructure development and environmental protection in Indonesia
INDONESIA stands at a critical crossroads, balancing the urgency of economic growth with the imperative of environmental protection.
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Esg
Empowering South-East Asia’s decarbonisation journey
SOUTH-East Asia (SEA) stands at the tipping point in its transition towards cleaner energy consumption as ESG values and practices become more integrated into the fabric of the economies of individual countries.
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Esg
From nation building to carbon neutrality
Mitsubishi Power on its 60-year journey in powering the nation.
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Nation
Kelantan rural projects worth RM1.87bil approved
A TOTAL of 37 rural road improvement and 17 rural bridge projects have been approved in Kelantan, with a total cost of RM1.87bil under the Rural Road Programme (JALB) this year.
