SINGAPORE, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was on an official visit to Singapore on Thursday and met separately with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, according to a statement by the Singaporean Foreign Ministry.

BANGKOK, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) yesterday approved investment promotion applications worth a combined 41 billion baht (USD1.1 billion) in projects including the manufacturing of electric vehicles (EV), the generation of renewable energy from waste, data centers, as well as travel and tourism infrastructure and equipment.

HANOI: The Just Energy Transition Partnership is offering significant opportunities for Vietnam to secure external financial support to achieve its ambitious climate objectives, including funds from the United Kingdom for green transition and sustainable development.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) renewables developer Masdar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) to invest $8bn in up to 10GW of renewable energy projects in Malaysia.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia has said it is optimistic that bilateral cooperation with the Netherlands would expedite the archipelagic nation’s energy transition to increase energy resilience and combat climate change.

Miller has announced a new partnership with Central Insurance Services (CIS) in Thailand, aimed at enhancing the firm’s energy offerings and expanding its reach within the region.

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to unveil its $20 billion energy transition investment plan next month, an official said on Friday,  days before the United Nations COP28 climate summit as Jakarta tries to resolve issues on funding and energy mix for the initiative.

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and Malaysian national oil company Petronas have signed an agreement to cooperate on the transboundary transport and storage of CO2, METI said in a statement Oct. 6.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Malaysian state oil company Petronas and Japan’s second-biggest oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co (5019.T) signed a preliminary agreement to collaborate on development and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel, the companies said on Thursday.

Southeast Asian nations are increasingly looking to share power as a result of concerns about climate change. Malaysia and Indonesia signed a deal in Bali, Indonesia in August to study 18 possible areas where cross-border power lines can be set up.