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  • This house supports a complete takeover of the Oil and Gas industry in Sarawak by Petros.

    Infoslide

    Historically, the oil and gas industry in Malaysia has been predominantly controlled by Petronas, the national oil company owned by the Malaysian federal government. 5% of the revenues from oil and gas is returned to oil- producing states as royalties. Since 2014, Sarawak, a state within Malaysia rich in oil and gas, has been negotiating with Petronas for an increase in oil royalty to 20%. In 2017, Sarawak established Petroleum Sarawak (Petros), a state-owned oil and gas exploration firm which manage the state’s oil and gas resources and has full ownership over all oil wells in Sarawak. It was recently announced that starting from 2025, Petros would completely take over the buying and selling of natural gas in Sarawak.

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Semi Finals · 2024-08-02

  • This house believes that the IMF should declare China an intransigent creditor

    Infoslide

    Under the IMFs lending policy, the IMF may declare a creditor country to be 'intransigent'. When seeking a bailout from the IMF, a debtor country must now: 1\. Stop making any payments to any intransigent countries; 2\. Agree not to seek any new loans from any intransigent countries; Until the debt has been repaid to the IMF.

    Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-31

  • This House Believes That humanity should focus on adapting to the consequences of climate change (e.g. building seawall, upgrading infrastructure, disaster management) rather than trying to restore Earth to its pre-industrial era state (e.g. carbon sequestration, clean energy & efficiency, and sustainable transportation).

    Cambodian Debate League Open · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-27

  • This House Regrets Laos construction of its Mekong dams.

    Infoslide

    Laos is a landlocked developing country that is starting to recover from a war-torn past. Laos aims to be the Battery of Southeast Asia by building hydropower dams to power the region, develop its economy, and lift its people out of poverty. These developments, which are mainly financed through loans provided by China, have received backlash from downstream countries (Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam) who criticized these dams, and other dams in southern China, for contributing to droughts and ecological harms to the Indochina region.

    Cambodian Debate League Open · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-27

  • This house believes that India should prioritise policies (e.g. export promotion, tax breaks, deregulation) that help drive growth in the manufacturing sector over further developing its service sector.

    Pre-EUDC Challenge 2024 Mini · Round 4 · 2024-07-20

  • This house believes that Latin American countries should adopt the breaking of industrial patents as a strategy for technological development.

    Infoslide

    Industrial patents are forms of intellectual property protection, such as registered trademarks, industrial designs, and production models. These rights grant the holder exclusive control over the use and commercialization of their creations, ensuring that only with the holder's permission can third parties use, produce, or commercialize protected inventions.

    X Torneio Temático de Debates · Rodada 2 · 2024-07-14

  • This house supports the widespread adoption of neoliberal policies in Latin America

    Infoslide

    The adoption of neoliberal policies in Latin America was influenced by strong external pressures, especially stemming from the Washington Consensus, promoted by the IMF, the World Bank, and the United States Department of the Treasury in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among the propagated economic guidelines were: fiscal discipline, reduction of public spending, tax reform, market-determined interest rates, competitive exchange rates, trade and foreign direct investment liberalization, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and protection of property rights.

    X Torneio Temático de Debates · Rodada 3 · 2024-07-14

  • This house believes that states giving development aid should prioritize microfinance over funding larger NGO or government projects

    Infoslide

    Microfinance is a of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses who lack access to conventional banking and related services. Microfinance includes microcredit, the provision of small loans to poor clients; savings and checking accounts; microinsurance; and payment systems, among other services

    Glasgow Summer Cup 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-07-13

  • This house believes that developing countries should prioritize implementing public policies focused on preventing people from falling into poverty over public policies focused on lifting people out of poverty.

    PreCMUDE PUCP 2024 · Ronda 5 · 2024-07-07

  • This house supports the rise in unschooling in developing countries

    Infoslide

    Unschooling is a homeschooling method in which rather than following a specific curriculum, parents instead allow their children to choose what topics/subjects they would like to learn. For example, instead of studying standard algebra, children may want to learn about literary analysis instead, and thus a specific class would be constructed for it.

    Malaysian National Schools Debating Championship 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-07

  • This house regrets the ASEAN Scholarship

    Infoslide

    The ASEAN Scholarship is a scholarship program offered by the Ministry of Education of Singapore. It allows students from surrounding ASEAN countries to come to Singapore, complete their education up until the graduate level fully funded, upon which they will be bonded to work in Singapore for 4 years.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-06

  • This house opposes deep-sea mining in Africa

    Infoslide

    Deep-sea mining primarily involves exploring and potentially extracting mineral resources from the seabed within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of African coastal countries. While the industry is still in its nascent stages, several African countries are showing interest in the potential benefits of deep-sea mining due to the rich mineral resources found in their offshore areas. However, experts have warned of the various potential risks and costs of the billion dollar industry.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-07-06

  • This house believes that the financialization of the economy is fundamentally incompatible with sustainable development.

    Infoslide

    Financialization refers to the increasing role of financial motives, markets, actors, and institutions in the operation of the domestic and international economies.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-07-06

  • This house believes that the financialization of the economy is fundamentally incompatible with sustainable development.

    Infoslide

    Financialization refers to the increasing role of financial motives, markets, actors, and institutions in the operation of the domestic and international economies.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · High School Semifinals · 2024-07-06