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No unity, no stability and no PM after Malaysia’s polls
Pedestrians walks past an election board displaying the national flag in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AP / Vincent Thian
2022-11-23, Asiatimes
JOHOR BAHRU – Malaysia is in the grip of a political impasse after a general election on November 19 produced a hung parliament with no clear winning party or coalition....
Malaysia’s election uncertainty drags out as party dithers
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, center, stands with other leaders from his alliance after a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022
AP / Vincent Thian
2022-11-21, Wtop
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-ruling coalition said Monday it has not decided which bloc to support after weekend elections left neither with...
Two rival blocs race to form Malaysia's next government
A man stand in front picture of UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AP / Ahmad Yusni
2022-11-20, The Times of India
KUALA LUMPUR: The two biggest winners of Malaysia's general elections are competing on Sunday to hammer out alliances to form a government after tightly-fought...
‘Officer down’: Raleigh police release video of confrontation with mass shooting suspect2022-12-02
Finger Lakes Times: RALEIGH, N.C. — The city of Raleigh released a small portion of police officers’ body camera video Thursday showing the confrontation between police and the suspect in the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood in October. The footage shows officers...
Raleigh police release bodycam video of shootout with teen2022-12-01
Bowling Green Daily News: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police on Thursday released body camera video from a shootout with a 15-year-old boy suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding two more in an EastRaleigh neighborhood. Officers spent several hours searching for the armed...
‘Officer down’: Raleigh police release body camera video from shooting that killed 52022-12-01
News & Record: RALEIGH — The city released a small portion of police officers’ body camera video Thursday showing the confrontation between police and the suspect in the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood in October. The footage shows officers surrounding a...
Updates on Mass Shooting (City of Raleigh, NC)2022-12-01
Public Technologies: ) Resources To Support the RaleighCommunityWays to help the victims, their families, and the community. Friday, Dec. 1: 12 p.m.: PoliceBody Cam Footage Released In the continued spirit of transparency, the City of Raleigh and Police ChiefEstellaPatterson...
Lost and found: twitchers delight at sweet song of the black-browed babbler2022-12-01
The Guardian: Since the bird was ‘rediscovered’ by accident in Borneo in 2020, ornithologists have returned to study the melodious species last documented more than 170 years ago For more than 170 years, and despite its name, scientists and birdwatchers heard no babbling,...
Budget-friendly international destinations to visit2022-12-01
Independent online (SA): By N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe Travelling is not just leisure. For many people, it is a way of life, a necessity to suffice innate cravings. International travel is full of excitement, delight, and, most importantly, adventure. The most important consideration...
CO₂ storage through agroforestry: STIHL expands project partnership with Fairventures (Andreas Stihl AG & Co KG)2022-12-01
Public Technologies: ) STIHL has expanded its project partnership with Fairventures Worldwide. In Uganda and on the Indonesian island of Borneo, Fairventures will use the agroforestry approach to store some 120,000 tons of CO₂on behalf of STIHL by planting trees in the coming...
No change to work schedule of Pan Borneo project contractors, Sabah assembly told2022-12-01
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: There is no plan to force contractors of the Pan Borneo project to change their work schedule or add time to the existing hours, the Sabah state assembly was told. Read full story ......
Large CO2 Storage Projects Proceeding in Malaysia and Norway2022-12-01
The Maritime Executive: Efforts are intensifying around the world to develop large-scale CO2 storage to permanently sequester carbon produced at large industrial sites or even from ships underway. In the latest developments, agreements were reached for projects in Norway and...
No proof highway caused floods2022-11-30
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: There is no proof that the Pan Borneo Highway project is causing worse flash floods in Sabah, the state assembly has been told. Read full story ......
‘Orangutans’ Means ‘People of the Forest’2022-11-30
Consortium News: In the pause between the U.N. climate summit that just ended in Egypt and the start of the U.N. conference on biodiversity in Canada, Vijay Prashad reflects on the scale and speed of deforestation and animal extinctions. Chéri Samba, Democratic Republic of the...
Orphaned orangutans need a good Christmas2022-11-30
Victoria Advocate: Give the perfect gift this holiday season by adopting an orangutan NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Need a new gift idea for Christmas, especially for the person who has too much "stuff?" Adopting an orangutan is the perfect way to make a meaningful...
Opinion: Many forests will become highly flammable for at least 30 extra days per year unless we cut emissions, research finds (University of Western Sydney)2022-11-30
Public Technologies: ) The following opinion piece, co-authored by ProfessorMatthiasBoer, Dr Rachael Nolan and Dr Anne Griebel all from the HawkesburyInstitute for the Environment, was first published with full links on The Conversation (opens in a new window). Without strong...
No proof Pan Borneo Highway project worsening flash floods in Sabah, state assembly hears2022-11-30
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: There is no concrete proof that the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway is worsening the flash floods in Sabah, the state assembly was told. Read full story ......