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'The pigs can smell man': How decimation of Borneo's rainforests threatens both hunters and hunted
Lowland Rainforest, Masoala National Park, Madagascar
2021-09-14, Phys Dot Org
For more than 40,000 years, Indigenous communities in Borneo have hunted and eaten bearded pigs—huge, nomadic animals that roam the island in Southeast Asia. These 100kg...
Brunei exports sea prawns to China2021-09-17
Sina: BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Brunei recently exported around 32 metric tonnes of frozen white prawns to China, said a statement from...
Malaysia - Floods and landslides (MET Malaysia, Floodlist, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 September 2021)2021-09-17
Reliefweb: Since 15 September, heavy rain has been affecting several areas of Sabah State (northern...
From a DC3 propeller plane to seats with ultra-high-definition TV screens: Fascinating images show how ...2021-09-17
The Daily Mail: In 1946, the Cathay Pacific inaugural flight between Sydney and Hong Kong was performed by the airline’s first aircraft, a DC3 propeller plane with the registration VR-HDB (pictured at some point in the 1950s), affectionately known as Betsy The original Betsy...
Indigenous Penan Block Logging on Their Ancestral Lands2021-09-17
ENS News: LONG AJENG, Sarawak, Malaysia, September 16,...
Malaysia Day: ‘Malaysian Family’ Adds More Colour To Sabah People’s Lives2021-09-17
Malaysian National News Agency: FEATURES Malaysia Day: ‘MalaysianFamily’ Adds More Colour To SabahPeople’s Lives Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor --fotoBERNAMA (2021) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED " data-media=""> 16/09/2021 01:13 PM By Fadzli Ramli Today is Malaysia Day and Sabah once again...
Kapit, Bakun new master plans in view of Indonesian capital relocation, says Recoda chief2021-09-16
Jakarta News: Kapit, Bakun new master plans in view of Indonesian capital relocation, says Recoda chief The Borneo Post......
Green Vein Kratom — Strains Reviews, Benefits & Best Vendors to Buy From2021-09-16
Belleview Reporter: Even if you’re new to the kratom world, you probably know that there isn’t just one variation of the plant. Users can find several strains categorized by vein color, one of the most popular is green vein kratom. You might’ve heard that green...
Indonesian court rules president negligent over pollution2021-09-16
New York Post: More On: indonesia Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalized Monkeys raiding local homes without tourists amid COVID shutdown in Bali Three endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in Indonesia ‘SuitcaseKiller’ Heather Mack...
Malaysia, truly unified?2021-09-16
Malaysia Today: If we live in a nation that propagates and promulgates only the majority’s culture, language and history, and selectively has “amnesia” about the contributions of second, third or fourth generation migrants towards building Malaysia, how can we then shape a...
Shariah laws jeopardise the fundamental rights of non-Muslims, says Kit Siang2021-09-16
Malaysia Today: (MMO) – On the 58th Malaysia Day today, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng reminded the federal government of its key promises made to Sabah and Sarawak to uphold its autonomy, the freedom and rights of its people, and for their development. The Bagan MP...
Indonesian court rules president negligent over capital city pollution2021-09-16
Belfast Telegraph: An Indonesian court has ruled that PresidentJoko Widodo and six other top officials have neglected citizens’ rights to clean air and ordered them to improve the poor air quality in the capital. A three-judge panel at the Central JakartaDistrict Court came...
Environmentalists urge extension of Indonesia palm permit moratorium2021-09-16
Metro USA: JAKARTA (Reuters) – Green groups on Thursday urged Indonesia to extend a moratorium on new palm oil permits and improve its implementation, warning of a risk of losing millions of acres of forest to plantation expansion. Indonesia, the world’s top...
Honouring the spirit of Malaysia2021-09-16
The Star: SEPT 16, 1963, was a momentous day in our nation’s history when Malaya, North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore united to form the Federation of Malaysia. Read full story ......
A slithering python who failed the grade: HENRY DEEDES bids a welcome goodbye to Education ...2021-09-15
The Daily Mail: Exit the schemer. Gavin Williamson was the gormless- looking minister whose boyish smirk and Frank Spencer voice has always belied a more shadowy nature. Regarded as distinctly untrustworthy by both colleagues and opponents, he glides...