Positive news from Malaysia
Malaysia hails dogs that fought piracyKuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Six months after sniffing their way to fame in Malaysia, Labrador crime dogs Lucky and Flo were awarded medals Monday for "outstanding service" in tracking down pirated discs. |
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Malaysia talks to aid rare turtleScientists meet in Malaysia to discuss how to save the critically endangered leatherback turtle. |
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Old computers find new life overseasPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - In her native Malaysia, Mary Tiong developed a reputation for selling leftover computer monitors for a large manufacturer behind the industry's best-known brands. |
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The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his way home to IndonJakarta, Indonesia - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his way homeђ to Indonesia to help save the species from extinction, officials said Monday. |
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New Shrimp Farm Rules Aim to Save Asian MangrovesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Environmental regulation of shrimp farming operations across Asia takes a major step forward next month, when the U.N. food agency considers adoption of a set of tougher industry guidelines published on Tuesday. |
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Tioman Proving To Be A Biological GoldmineKuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Tioman Island is the home to 14 new species, including 10 types of lizards, three varieties of snakes and a frog. |
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Baby Rhino Tracks in Malaysia Raise HopesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Rangers sighted tracks of a baby Sumatran rhino in the heart of Borneo's jungles, raising hopes for the survival of a species pushed to the brink of extinction by poaching and habitat destruction, conservationists said. |
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Southeast Asia Plans Wildlife Crime-Busting UnitsBangkok - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's first coordinated effort against the multi-billion-dollar illegal trade in animals and plants, officials said on Thursday. |
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Malaysia seizes lizards, tortoises illegally bound for ThailandKuala Lumpur - Malaysian authorities have seized thousands of monitor lizards and turtles bound for illegal trade in neighboring Thailand, reports said. |
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More Bigfoot footprints found near waterfallJohor, Malaysia - Kampung Lukuts well-known Bigfoot hunter Kong Nam Choy said yesterday that he had seen a set of eight fresh giant footprints, which he believed were made by Bigfoot, in the vicinity of the Kota Tinggi waterfall last Wednesday. |
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News from Southeast Asia
- Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and Animals
- Philippines and Muslim rebels sign key peace plan
- Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
- Southeast Asia’s largest lowland rainforest spared from new land concessions
- Conservationists pledge to double number of tiny buffalo
- KFC-Indonesia suspends purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation
- Scientists recruit aerial drones to combat illegal logging
- Burmese savour taste of democracy
- Nations get tough on tiger trade
- ‘Pyramids’ planted to revive Philippine corals