Malaysia urged to take more aggressive action to tackle energy crisis

Malaysia has so far been spared the worst of the regional energy crunch, but experts say the government needs to move quickly and take more aggressive measures to prevent a worsening economic crisis if the Iran war becomes a drawn-out conflict. Much of Southeast Asia has been hit hard by the energy crisis, with thousands of motorists ditching their vehicles over the lack of fuel and governments burning through billions of dollars and scrambling to find alternative fuel sources to rein in pric...

By Joseph Sipalan

Australians cancel Easter travel as worries mount over fuel crisis

Every Easter, Sydney retiree Elsa Ucak is one of the millions of Australians that hit the road to travel during the four-day-long weekend. But this year, she has cancelled her trip with her husband because she could not justify how much petrol her getaway would use. “We usually go to the countryside, but because of […]

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Global energy crisis: Anwar convenes special meeting with state leaders to ensure supply stability

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today chaired a special meeting of Menteri Be...

Fossil Fuels Are Driving Cost Crisis For Households, Businesses and Nations. Clean Energy is The Cure 

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. War in the Middle East has exposed a brutal truth: fossil fuel dependency rips away countries’ sovereignty and security, putting food prices, household budgets, business bottom lines, and entire economies at the mercy of geopolitical shocks. In a world of “might is right” politics that gets more volatile every month, the costs of fossil fuel… The post Fossil Fuels Are Driving Cost Crisis For Households, Busin...

By Fatima Kemelova