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An earthquake in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has killed 75 people. Across Southeast Asia, governments focus on sustainable development, military cooperation, public health initiatives, and bilateral investment.
Malaysia has launched its second National Energy Efficiency Policy and Action Plan, targeting RM85.24 billion in utility savings and an 11.6% reduction in national energy demand by 2035 while avoiding 26,108 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Malaysia has awarded 42 renewable energy projects under the 2026 Feed-in Tariff scheme, expected to unlock RM4.3 billion in investments and create nearly 7,800 jobs across biogas, biomass and hydropower sectors.
Kelantan has preserved 51.79 per cent of its territory as forest, surpassing the national 50 per cent threshold. The state employs advanced monitoring and restoration programmes to balance environmental protection with sustainable economic development.
Melaka is pioneering sustainable landscape management through digital innovation and comprehensive planning frameworks, with nearly 71,000 trees catalogued and thousands planted across the state.
Water asset manager PAAB has issued RM720 million in blue sukuk via its SPV, drawing from a RM2 billion Islamic Commercial Papers Programme to finance water infrastructure projects.