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Indonesia, Singapore trade barbs over haze
dpa, Published on 28/09/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has defended its handling of forest fires after a Singaporean minister criticised Jakarta's inability to stop the blazes, or the dangerous haze that they cause, reports said.
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Haze closes Indonesian airport
dpa, Published on 08/09/2015
» JAKARTA — Thick smog from forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra has paralysed one of the island's airports, officials said Tuesday.
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Haze blocks out Hat Yai, Trang
dpa, Published on 04/09/2015
» A haze caused by forest and plantation fires in Indonesia's Sumatra province on Thursday reached unhealthy levels in Malaysia and southern Thailand Thursday, officials said.
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Haze chokes parts of Indonesia, Malaysia
dpa, Published on 27/08/2015
» JAKARTA / KUALA LUMPUR —Thick smog is blanketing much of Indonesia and Malaysia as forest fires spread amid concerns about the adverse effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon, officials said Thursday.
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Indonesia deforestation produces 3rd-highest emissions
dpa, Published on 21/03/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's high deforestation rate, land clearing and fires have led to carbon emissions that rank third-highest in the world, a United Nations (UN) official said on Saturday.
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100 arrested for Myanmar logging
dpa, Published on 06/01/2015
» YANGON - More than 100 foreigners, most of them Chinese, were arrested in northern Myanmar in a crackdown on illegal logging, a media report said Tuesday.
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Study: Chimps plan their breakfast
dpa, Published on 04/11/2014
» LEIPZIG - Just as the early bird gets the worm, the early ape gets the fruit.
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Malayan tigers need 'more' protection
dpa, Published on 02/11/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia needs to employ at least 400 forest rangers if it wants to protect its critically endangered Malayan tiger population, a conservationist group said Sunday.
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Malayan tiger 'critically endangered'
dpa, Published on 15/09/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR – Malayan tigers are now considered a “critically endangered” species with their numbers in the wild declining despite efforts to protect them from poaching, officials and conservationists said Monday.
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Myanmar reduces teak production
dpa, Published on 31/05/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar will cut its output of processed teak by around a third this fiscal year, a senior official said Friday, to preserve its dwindling forests.
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