Indonesia’s CPO firms to boycott any talks with EU on ILUC
The Jakarta Post Thu February 7, 2019 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo plants a young oil palm to kick off a tree replanting program in Musi Banyuasin regency of South Sumatra […]
Oil palms need one-ninth of land used by other vegetable oil crops
The Jakarta Post Wed, February 6, 2019 An aerial view of an oil palm plantation in Dumai, Riau. (Antara Photo/Rony Muharrman) JAKARTA, Indonesia – A palm oil task force of […]
Cambodia Koh Paen residents aim to keep bamboo bridge tradition alive
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post February 6, 2019 Each year, Koh Paen residents built a seasonal, kilometre-long bamboo bridge for cars and pedestrians to cross the Mekong when the […]
Malaysia state Perak Forestry Department denies threatening Orang Asli (Indigenous People) in Gerik
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 IPOH, Jan 6 — Perak Forestry Department Director Datuk Mohamed Zin Yusop today denied that the department had threatened the Orang Asli […]
Now there’s a ‘Malu apa bossku’ song, and the rapper wants former Malaysia PM Najib’s forgiveness
By Danial Dzulkifly Malay Mail February 2019 The former prime minister has tried to portray himself as a man of the people.— Picture via Facebook/Najib Razak KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — […]
Malaysia environmental goups sound alarm as Ipoh’s Kledang Hill being stripped bare
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 An aerial view showing the extent of the land clearing activities which has taken place on Kledang Hill. — Picture courtesy of […]
Tourists flock to Cambodia-Thailand military frontier
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post Friday January 4, 2019 The wooden staircase was bulit in 2017 to transport supplies to soldiers on the site of a contentious military frontier […]
From Bijan to Bossku: Former Malaysia PM Najib taps into ‘rempit’ culture in working class rebranding
COMMENTARY By Zurairi AR Assistant News Editor Malay Mail January 18, 2019 Najib’s constant reference to riding may well endear him to the blue-collar community, as he attempts to morph […]
Projects Approved by Previous Gov’t Should Not Be Abolished: Myanmar State Counselor
By Htet Naing Zaw The Irrawaddy January 23, 2019 State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets locals in Kalay Township on January 21, 2019. / Myanmar State Counselor’s Office […]
US Embassy in Cambodia denies US role in Lon Nol coup d’etat
By Mech Dara The Phnom Penh Post Friday February 1, 2019 Phnom Penh residents, carrying their worldly possessions, are evacuated by the Khmer Rouge in April 1975. They were told […]
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