Crime
Here’s how Malaysian companies are destroying rainforests abroad
Recently, an environmental bombshell dropped on our doorstep, or rather, on Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s rainforests. Environmental groups Rimbawatch, Bruno …
deforestation
Culture
Our Environment Minister said this cert lets Kelantan log trees, but it might be expired.
Many might know by now that Malaysia is pretty big on logging. Heck, in 2013, our country was reported to …
Animals
Teresa Kok triggered by Singapore Zoo claiming palm oil kills Orang Utans. How true is it?
[Update (4th July 2019): Looks like there’s another display of anti-palm oil sentiment that Teresa Kok has voiced out against. …
Culture
Our durians recently got very popular, but here’s why it may not be a good thing.
We’ve talked a lot about deforestation in Malaysia before, and so far, the usual culprits have been oil palm, logging …
Law
[UPDATED] Kelantan is the only state in Malaysia to not reserve land for the Orang Asli. Here’s why.
[UPDATE: 18/1/19] It was reported that Putrajaya is suing the Kelantan state govt for violating the land rights of the Temiar …
Lifestyle
Goodbye 2018! 13 positive things you didn’t know happened in Malaysia this year
Whew! 2018 is almost over, and it has been one heck of a roller-coaster ride. Nationally speaking, it may seem …
Culture
TNB’s power line project may have ruined the resort town of Janda Baik. Here’s why.
So recently, the small village of Janda Baik in Bentong, Pahang has been making the headlines, from the New Straits …
Culture
Sarawak village headman writes to Shinzo Abe to plead with Japan to stop taking their trees to build Tokyo Olympics stadium
In September this year, an Orang Asal man from Sarawak wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. …
Nature
Why is Malaysia planning to cut down 5% MORE trees in 2017?
Deforestation is a huge issue in Malaysia, but you already knew that. Being one of the countries with the fastest …
Business
This Malaysian tree could be worth up to US$ 9 million per kilo! Why is it so special?
*The image above is not in Malaysia, but Bhutan. The tree grows in many countries across Asia, which we’ll discuss further …