Taiwan proposes record supplementary budget as Middle East conflict drives up energy costs

Published on September 8, 2026

Nearly 70 per cent of the NTD607.6 billion (US$19.8 billion) package would fund energy subsidies and investment aimed at shielding households and businesses from higher fuel prices.

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Indonesia turns to Indigenous data to map customary lands

September 7, 2026
The Indonesian government has integrated data from its Ministry of Culture, the Ancestral Domain Registration Agency and AMAN, the country’s largest Indigenous peoples’ alliance, to build a new dataset covering 3,857 Indigenous communities.