Albino orangutan released in Borneo jungle
The only known albino orangutan, Alba, (pictured) has been released into a protected forest more than a year after being found close to death...
Is Chicken Market in Malaysia Manipulated?
Currently, Malaysia is experiencing a chicken supply shortage because local production struggles to fulfill the demand. The country's stereotyped and bureaucratic regulatory system to...
Palm oil trade war looms
As the more environmentally progressive elements of the European Union discuss ways to cut imports of palm oil, Malaysia and Indonesia are becoming increasingly...
Omicron Variant Rushes Countries to Impose Travel Bans
Most ASEAN countries have already opened their borders while others are getting ready to open
their tourist attractions to foreign visitors. However, with the emergence...
Indonesia puts fire deaths at 19
Thick grey smoke hovers over Sumatra triggering air quality alerts
The death toll from the heavy haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19,...
Joint Oil and Gas Exploration: New Talks Possible Between PH, China
New talks are possible between the Philippines and China regarding oil and gas exploration. Should there be an agreement with China or any other...
Palm-oil bosses slam UK ban
The Indonesian- and Malaysian-dominated Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) says the UK supermarket chain Iceland’s decision to remove palm oil from its...
657 frozen pangolins found on Java
The critically endangered pangolin. Source: Wikimedia
The Jakarta authorities have seized 657 critically endangered pangolins found hidden in freezers and arrested a man suspected of...
Korean firm blamed over fires
Too little is done to protect Indonesia's rainforest. Source: Flickr
Video has emerged of a Korean palm oil company allegedly illegally burning vast areas of...
Plastic Bottle Museum Raises Worsening Ocean Plastics Crisis
The whole world is suffering from the worsening ocean plastic crisis. Plastic bottles of different sizes pollute the ocean along with other garbage. Environmentalists...