Orangutan

The orangutan population in forest patches located at areas containing oil palm plantations in Sabah have dwindled over the past 15 years, a survey by WWF-Malaysia has found. In an intensive survey by the NGO, it found orangutan numbers in Kulamba and Tabin …

By Kelly MayesJul. 16, 2019 , 7:01 PM It is not uncommon to see Sumatran orangutans scratching, but now, it appears these primates may be doing more than satisfying an itch. A new study shows loud scratching sounds from Sumatran orangutan mothers serve as a …

Jonathon Hogg, pictured earlier this week outside the High Court in London, is suing Qatar Airlines over an allegation his was bitten by a poisonous spider onboard an aircraft flying between Doha to Cape Town in 2015 A lawyer suing over a 'flesh-eating' spid…

Making peace with oil palm

DENPASAR, Indonesia: A Russian tourist who attempted to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia in his suitcase was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday (Jul 11) after claiming that he wanted to keep the animal as a pet. Judges also ordered Andrei Zhe…

By Dyna Rochmyaningsih Jul. 11, 2019 , 1:30 PM IN LIBO ON SUMATRA, INDONESIACrickets were chirping one clear morning in April when Anak Agung Aryawan walked under the canopy of a quarter-century-old oil palm plantation here. Suddenly Agung, an agroecologist,…

CLIMATE change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin America, Asia and Africa currently…

To the Indonesian Nationalist: South Africa was never called Rhodesia, Zimbabwe was. Also, Borneo was called Borneo because the non-indonesian speaking inhabitants used the word before the Europeans even got there. We didn’t just make the word up. Also, it on…

It resents the world for criticizing the industry, yet understands that some things need to change. Malaysia is not happy with how the rest of the world perceives its biggest export palm oil. Although protests against the rapid deforestation of rainforests t…

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia has asked China to set up a special fund within its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for investment in Southeast Asia's largest economy, after offering China projects worth US$91bil, government officials said on Wednesday. Indonesi…