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Orangutans returned to Indonesian homeland
Associated Press, Published on 20/12/2019
» Wildlife authorities sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday as part of a collaborative effort to combat the illicit wildlife trade.
Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
Australia launches $55m anti-trafficking effort for Asean
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2019
» Australia on Thursday launched a new A$80-million (US$55 million) programme to help Southeast Asian nations combat human trafficking.
Indonesia jails Polish tourist who met Papuan activists
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2019
» JAKARTA: A Polish tourist was sentenced to five years in prison for treason on Thursday after meeting with Papuan independence supporters, but said later he was the victim of a show trial.
US, Canada ground all 737 MAX
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian airliner that killed 157 people
Australian rallies call for Thais to free footballer
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Scores of demonstrators rallied in Australia's two largest cities on Friday to demand that Thailand release a detained Bahraini football player who has refugee status in Australia.
Muslim concern about vaccine fuels measles outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2018
» Health authorities are racing to contain a measles outbreak in the country's southern provinces, where 14 deaths and more than 1,500 cases have been reported since September.
Reports: Malaysia plans to end death penalty of all crimes
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government reportedly plans to abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia that human rights groups hailed Thursday as a major advance.
Toyota investing $1 billion in ride-hailing company Grab
Associated Press, Published on 13/06/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp is investing US$1 billion in Grab, the leading ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia.
Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.