by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 15, 2024 | Economy, Environment, Indonesia, Travel
The Bali administration has begun imposing a 150,000-rupiah (9.60 USD) tax on arriving tourists to preserve the culture and environment, officials say. Tourist-dependent Bali attracts millions of foreign visitors annually, and the beach-dotted island is trying to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 10, 2024 | Cambodia, Environment, News, Southeast Asia
Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment has announced that plastic imports have decreased by about 50% in late 2023. Plastic imports in the fourth quarter of 2023 declined by 32.2 tonnes, a drop of around 50% compared to the third quarter, the Undersecretary of State...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 9, 2024 | Energy, Environment, News, Thailand
Thailand’s Department of Mineral Fuels will open bidding for petroleum exploration projects in nine terrestrial fields across the country before the end of this year, hoping to find petroleum, natural gas, and crude oil. Seven of these fields are in the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 3, 2024 | Indonesia, Environment, News
Indonesian rubber producers fear that the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation [EUDR] will put pressure on an already ailing industry by hindering exports to EU countries and beyond. According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Southeast Asia’s largest economy...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 28, 2024 | Economy, Environment, News, Technology, Vietnam
Fifteen companies from the United States, including semiconductors firms, have expressed interest in investing $8 billion in Vietnam’s clean energy infrastructure, US Undersecretary for Economic Growth and the Environment Jose Fernandez says. Vietnam is seeking...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 25, 2024 | Economy, Environment, Indonesia, News
Indonesia needs to almost triple its sugar production from the current amount by 2030 if it wants to achieve self-sufficiency, including feeding its bioethanol ambition. To realize this, Indonesia would need to reach sugar production of 9.7 million tonnes by 2030,...
