Near-balanced diets by cockroaches can teach us plenty about eating well
Insights from the natural world are helping us better understand why we overeat and how to rebalance our food system to address the problem.
Sat Jun 22 2024
Explained: How engineered crops can fight climate change
Global food systems feed a growing world population, but are a major contributor to climate change.
Sat Jul 09 2022
The robot that helps farmers optimise their crops
This robot was designed to help build a more sustainable, resilient and productive food system.
Wed Jun 22 2022
MAFI formulates strategies to ensure stable food supply, reduce dependency on imports
The government will ensure that the country's food system is not affected by any disruption in international trade especially imported supplies.
Tue Nov 16 2021
'Food design should help in the transition to a sustainable food system' (Food Design Lab Director, Julia Kunkel)
How can food design help foster a more responsible food system?
Mon Apr 26 2021
Food drives a third of global emissions: Report
The global food system is becoming more energy intensive, with almost a third of its emissions directly from energy consumption.
Wed Mar 10 2021
Nearly a fifth of all food reaching consumers wasted: UN
Swannell said if all the wasted food were packed into 40-ton container trucks parked end-to-end, they would circle the Earth seven times.
Fri Mar 05 2021
COVID-19 highlights the need to think about food security - Ronald Kiandee
The COVID-19 crisis has shown the multifaceted and interconnected nature of the food system, highlighting the need to think about food security and agrofood policy in broader terms.
Thu Dec 17 2020
King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show
The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth
A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fri Nov 22 2024
PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation
The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence
Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman
The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.
Fri Nov 22 2024
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots
A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade
At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024