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NextDC's water and energy consumption metrics deteriorated for a third consecutive year despite strong profit growth, intensifying regional debate over data centre expansion's sustainability and resource pressures.
South Korea's dog meat industry is collapsing as a historic ban approaches February 2027. Over 80% of farms have closed, prices have tripled, and restaurant owners face uncertain futures.
The 9th ASEAN Children's Forum has called on member states to strengthen child protection through tougher laws, improved reporting mechanisms, and anti-bullying enforcement, with recommendations based on children's lived experiences.
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has committed to resolving major waste challenges by end-2027, while the region grapples with climate pressures, economic opportunities, and public health concerns across multiple fronts.
Across Southeast Asia, nations are pursuing parallel policy agendas in artificial intelligence governance, sustainable transportation, and environmental management. Cambodia has become a founding signatory to a new global AI cooperation body, while Indonesia targets 50 new ethanol plants to support its clean fuel programme.
Kedah's Sultan has urged developers to build Langkawi's tourism around its unique character rather than mimicking rivals like Phuket or Bali, citing the island's natural treasures and heritage.
Malaysia officially observes World Rural Development Day for the first time on July 6, celebrating rural communities' role in national development and SDG achievement through innovation, digitization, and entrepreneurship initiatives.