Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say
Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest, placing the world's largest reef under threat.
Sat Aug 10 2024
India imported 285,829 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in April
The imports from Malaysia comprised 50,181 tonnes of refined, bleached, and deodorised palmolein and 227,649 tonnes of crude palm oil.
Wed May 15 2024
The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?
Bleaching is triggered by water temperature anomalies that cause corals to expel the colorful algae living in their tissues.
Sun Apr 21 2024
Coral reefs suffer fourth global bleaching event, NOAA says
Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures.
Tue Apr 16 2024
World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says
Marine biologists are on high alert following months of record-breaking ocean heat fuelled by climate change and El Nino climate pattern.
Fri Mar 08 2024
How clouds protect coral reefs, but will not be enough to save them from us
Coral reefs provide food and livelihoods and protect coastlines from storms, contribute to local economies and preserve cultural heritage.
Sat Oct 14 2023
In warming seas, marine heatwaves are getting worse
Global oceans are facing unprecedented marine heatwaves.
Sat Aug 19 2023
Coral bleaching causing 'unnecessary' fish fights
A team of researchers studies on how a mass bleaching event affected 38 species of butterflyfish.
Mon Jan 09 2023
From stubs to soft toys, an Indian factory reprocesses cigarette ends
The material is composed of cigarette stubs, separated into fibres and cleaned and bleached after being gathered from the city streets.
Sat Oct 08 2022
Australia's Great Barrier Reef will survive if warming kept to 1.5 degrees
Only 2 pct of the Great Barrier Reef has escaped bleaching since 1998.
Fri Nov 05 2021
Tae-Su's Malaysia Cup wonder goal gains global attention
The astounding long-range freekick goal scored by Sabah FC defender Park Tae-su during their Malaysia Cup Group D match against PJ City FC yesterday has gained global attention.
Tue Sep 28 2021
Malaysia's reef sharks stricken with mystery skin disease
Some early reports suggesting rising sea temperatures could be to blame.
Mon Jun 14 2021
Does house sanitation prevent COVID-19 infection?
The outbreak of COVID-19, with the first case detected in the country early last year, has changed the people's lifestyle, economically, socially, as well as in terms of healthcare.
Sun Mar 21 2021
'Corals are being cooked': A third of Taiwan's reefs are dying
Half of Taiwan's reefs have been hit by bleaching with 31 per cent so badly impacted that they are dying and probably beyond saving.
Wed Jan 13 2021
Corals can bounce back from bleaching, if humans don't ruin it: Study
Only the corals undisturbed by human stress factors such as water pollution were more likely to survive the heatwave.
Wed Dec 09 2020
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024