China has an hidden agenda in its recent exercise of Mekong diplomacy - to lobby the 5 Mekong countries to vote against the tabling of any discussion on territorial dispute with Vietnam and Malaysia.
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China has an hidden agenda in its recent exercise of Mekong diplomacy - to lobby the 5 Mekong countries to vote against the tabling of any discussion on territorial dispute with Vietnam and Malaysia.
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Singapore sets to be at the heart of nuclear energy development in ASEAN. The government expressed its objection that the promotion of safety and security standards and adherence to the safeguards and verification regime of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are attempts to obstruct countries’ access to nuclear technology for peaceful uses. Singapore will...
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Nuclear power is a necessary component in transitioning from dependency on piped natural gas for electricity generation to a diversified electricity fuel portfolio that includes liquidified natural gas.
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The Singapore government has set a population target goal of 6.5 million. Without a shadow of doubt, peak traffic for both humans and the roads will increase. It is imperative that Singapore's transport planners make provisions to cope with the increased demands on our transportation network.
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Donaldson Tan argues no. Apparent greening measures are to re-align the national economy with emergent industrial trends worldwide.
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Singapore's strong push into energy - through successful courtship of key names in the solar, wind and biofuel industries - means that a cluster of clean-tech companies will be ready to service projects in the region. Carbon tax can be "recycled" back into the economy by reducing taxes on income, labour and/or capital investment.
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The Governor of Banten Province, Ratu Atut Chosiyah, revealed in August 2008 that the Indonesian government is planning to build a 4,000 MW nuclear power plant in Banten Province. Indonesia's national agency of nuclear energy (BATAN) is currently undertaking a study to verify the right location for the power plant whereas the provincial government...
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It was the RWE N Power Energy Challenge Regional Heats yesterday. There were 8 teams in total, in which 3 came from Imperial College. We all had very different ideas on how to tackle the UK Energy Challenge. As chemical engineers, our perspective was on how to reduce the cost of Carbon Capture and...
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Should we grow our fuel on trees? Should we go nuclear?
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