Total reaffirms commitment to Singapore as strategic hub
French energy giant Total officially opened its regional headquarters at Frasers Tower yesterday. The Cecil Street office, which occupies six floors and houses around 500 employees, will be its base for managing its business across the Asia-Pacific region.
Toyota ready to invest IDR28.3 trillion: minister
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto said that the Japanese automotive company, Toyota, is ready to disburse funds amounting to Rp28.3 trillion over the next four years. The Toyota investment plan is related to the new government policies, which encourage the development of electric vehicles. “Well, that will be listed in the two […]
Trio of women engineers take the helm at Mestecc
PUTRAJAYA: With the appointment of Datuk Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir as secretary-general, the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (Mestecc) is now led by three accomplished women engineers. Its minister, Yeo Bee Yin, is a chemical engineer, her deputy, Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, an electrical engineer and Hamisah a civil engineer. Hamisah, who clocked […]
UN: Tougher plastic waste policies needed in Southeast Asia
Countries in Southeast Asia must implement tougher plastic waste policies to tackle the pollution problem. A new assessment by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has found limited packaging-related policies and weak enforcement are aggravating the issue of plastic pollution in countries across the region. The report looked at policies on packaging waste and standards in 10 […]
UNDP says sustaining natural resources vital for Cambodia’s progress
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s rapid development over the past 30 years has led it to rank in the top 10 globally, and second in Asia and the Pacific, on the “rate of improvement” in the Human Development Index, said a new report released here by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on […]
UP Diliman testing ground for 10 e-tricycles
MANILA, Philippines — E-tricycles will soon be joining “Ikot/Toki” jeepneys on the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus in Quezon City. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Wednesday that 10 of the six-seater vehicle would undergo a yearlong test run on the sprawling campus to find out how these could be […]
UPDATE 1-Malaysia’s Petronas sets up $350 mln venture capital fund
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said on Friday it had set up a $350 million venture capital arm for industrial and energy investments. The newly launched Petronas Corporate Venture Capital will look to invest in startups in advanced materials, specialty chemicals as well as those involved in the future […]
UPDATE 2-Gazprom’s LNG trading team in Singapore resigns – sources
SINGAPORE, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The liquefied natural gas (LNG) physical trading team at the Singapore unit of Russia’s Gazprom , including the global head of LNG trading, have resigned from the company, several industry sources said. The three LNG traders at Gazprom Marketing and Trading Singapore, which is a subsidiary of gas producer Gazprom […]
US partners with Việt Nam to build urban energy security
HCM CITY — The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday announced a new project promoting urban energy security in Việt Nam at an event held in HCM City. The event was attended by USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick, USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene, leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)’s Electricity and […]
Việt Nam Energy Outlook Report 2019 announced
HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Energy Outlook Report 2019 revealed enhanced energy efficiency and development of renewable energy at the highest level can deliver large and cost-effective carbon dioxide reductions, and reduce air pollution and dependency on fuel imports. Such a transition would require early investments in new coal power plants that would reverse […]