The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues.

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Currency speculation should be made illegal.

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He also denied that Singapore had contributed to any illegal transfer of technology, in response to speculation that the institute had worked with Huawei on semiconductor technology that is tightly controlled under U.S. export regulations.

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