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Southeast Asia lags in EVs. Can it catch up?
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: For self-confessed tech geek and adrenaline junkie Farhan Abdul Rahim, becoming one of the first Malaysians to own an electric car in 2020 was a no-brainer - but he did not simply stop there.
Soaring prices fail to cool EV sales
Business, Published on 25/04/2022
» Buyers around the world are lining up to purchase electric vehicles this year even with sticker prices surging, flipping the script on a decade and a half of conventional auto industry wisdom that EV sales would break out only after battery costs dropped below a threshold that was always just over the horizon.
Japan firms find copper, zinc mineralised belt in Cambodia
Published on 05/06/2019
» PHNOM PENH: The government-backed Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp has found a mineralised belt of copper and zinc in Cambodia, and plans to step up further exploration with a Japanese partner to extract the minerals.
Hundreds of police block civil groups' march
Published on 20/01/2018
» Hundreds of police on Saturday blocked protesters planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country in a rare display of public discontent.
Saraburi area hits No.1 for worst air quality
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2018
» Air quality at Na Pra Lan in Saraburi, the country's largest rock quarrying and limestone mining area, is the worst in the country, moving ahead of the northern provinces and their annual haze, according to the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) recently released 2017 report.
Malaysia November factory output up 5% y-o-y, above forecast
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's industrial production rose 5% in November from a year earlier, boosted by gains in all three major sectors, government data showed on Thursday.
The Donald Trumps His Opponents
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» The biggest political upset of the year was pulled off by Donald J Trump. The billionaire businessman-cum-reality TV star won the US election in a historic vote on Nov 8. The move seemed unthinkable to many when the president-elect first put his name in the running.
Myanmar-Japan joint venture eyes infrastructure investment
Published on 16/12/2016
» YANGON - A joint venture between Myanmar's leading heavy machinery distributor, Myanmar Kaido Co, and Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi Corp aims to capitalise on the rapid development of the Southeast Asian country's urban infrastructure through the rental of construction and other equipment.
Phuket authorities issue second flood advisory
Published on 22/08/2012
» PHUKET: Phuket Provincial has issued a second advisory for roads around Phuket following last nights heavy rain.
Formation of the Earth
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 10/08/2010
» Earth wasn't always as it is today. I don't mean as a result of human activities like deforestation, city building and strip mining that have dramatically altered its surface and environment.