Bornean elephants endangered due to human activity, wildlife experts say
The authorities are seeking to create corridors for elephants to move safely between fragmented areas of their habitat.
Sun Jun 30 2024
India allows some rice shipments to Philippines, other importing countries
New Delhi will also supply non-basmati white rice to Nepal, Cameroon, Malaysia, Seychelles, Ivory Coast and the Republic of Guinea.
Thu Oct 19 2023
Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
The vast Ebrie lagoon is choked by plastic pollution and ravaged by sand extraction and unbridled development.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Malaysia seizes six tonnes of illegally trafficked animal parts
Authorities discovered around six tonnes of ivory tusks and other animal parts at the western port in Selangor state.
Tue Jul 19 2022
Queen Elizabeth's 96th birthday marked with gun salute and new photograph
A Barbie doll dressed in an ivory gown with a blue sash was also released to mark the celebration of the queen's Platinum Jubilee this year.
Thu Apr 21 2022
Disabled models breaking taboos on Ivory Coast catwalk
Officially, Ivory Coast has 453,000 people who are disabled in some way, two per cent of the population.
Sat Dec 11 2021
US to declare 23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, officially extinct
With climate change and natural area loss pushing more species to the brink, now is the time to lift up efforts to save America's wildlife.
Thu Sep 30 2021
Study finds around 15 pct of Ivory Coast's cocoa farms are in protected forest
The origin of each bean will be certified on the basis of data from the farmers.
Fri May 07 2021
Fancy living in a house with pythons, cobras and tarantulas?
Mohamad Saifullah has eight snakes which he imported from Myanmar such as Ivory Burmese, Burmese python, Albino Burmese Python and cobras.
Fri Mar 05 2021
Humans vs animals: Are we really more intelligent?
Science is increasingly showing us that our superiority is not actually a given.
Thu Feb 25 2021
Hive thinking: Beekeeping makes a buzz in Ivory Coast
The art of beekeeping has spread swiftly in Assounvoue, in the heart of the world's top cocoa producer.
Sun Feb 07 2021
Sapura Energy wins RM840 mln contracts in South America, Ivory Coast
This brings its total wins to-date in the financial year ending Jan 31, 2021, to RM1.6 billion.
Thu Sep 17 2020
Court sets Aug 7 to hear bail application by teenager charged with murdering newborn
Santhiea was charged with causing the baby's death at Sri Ivory Apartment, Bandar Baru, Ayer Itam here at 8.25 am last July 10.
Fri Jul 24 2020
Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics
Vietnam is an important destination in the Asian region for illegal wildlife products such as pangolin scales and elephant ivory.
Fri Jul 24 2020
Teenager who hurled newborn baby from building charged with murder
A college student who is in confinement after giving birth to a baby last Friday, was charged with murdering the newborn.
Thu Jul 16 2020
G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend
A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.
Tue Nov 26 2024
TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms
Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".
Tue Nov 26 2024
PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia
Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Govt won't allow non-citizen vehicles to enjoy RON95 subsidy - Economy Ministry
The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Ringgit opens lower as greenback gains ground
Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Management of low-cost housing, gov't quarters, focus at Dewan Rakyat today
Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.
Tue Nov 26 2024
UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce
Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Record aid worker deaths in 2024 in 'era of impunity', UN says
So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.
Tue Nov 26 2024