associate director Dr Robecca Jumin said this hampered sustainable development practices.As such, it was

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is seen in this Jan.... The port call by the USS America, an amphibious assault ship, was criticized by three residents' groups who object to the base's growing military capabilities.... The USS America entered the Iwakuni base's port facility on Nov....

KUCHING: It was a hive of activity in the city centre as the Keluarga Malaysia Citrawarna programme kicked off with cultural performances, exhibitions and sales. Along the Kuching Waterfront, visitors were entertained by the Sarawak drum festival featuring performances and competitions of traditional drumming and bermukun, a Sarawak Malay dance to lively drum beats.A Sarawak gastronomy exhibition is serving up traditional dishes while some other stalls offer delicacies from selected states in Ma

KOTA KINABALU: Various parties are still not happy despite an explanation given by the state Attorney General’s Chambers on the status of the controversial Nature Conservation Agreement( NCA) on carbon trading. Parti Warisan secretary-general Datuk Loretto Padua said while they appreciated the clarification from the state AG, key concerns including how the agreement came about and was signed without Sabahans knowing about it or being consulted, have not been addressed.“ How is it that a project

KOTA KINABALU: Several parties are still not happy with the explanation given by the Sabah Attorney General’s Chambers on the status of the controversial Nature Conservation Agreement( NCA).On Wednesday( Feb 9), Attorney General Datuk Nor Asiah Mohd Yusof had said that the NCA was not enforceable for now as due diligence was still being conducted on the third-party company involved, while matters on the terms of the agreement were still being fine-tuned. Parti Warisan secretary general Datuk Lor

SANDAKAN( Thomson Reuters Foundation): For Ettol Kumpilon, the switch from growing rice to oil palm on his small family farm in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah has enabled him to renovate his home, send his eldest child to school and build up a healthy pot of savings. But with climate change fuelling rising temperatures that are hurting his yields, the 40-year-old has joined an innovative scheme that aims to raise sustainability standards among all palm oil producers across the state on Borneo