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10 Rarest Cats On Earth You’ll Hardly Ever See

When people think of cats, they usually imagine sleepy pets stretching on couches or tiny kittens chasing shadows around the house. But beyond the world of domestic cats exists another reality a hidden world filled with mysterious wild felines so rare that most humans will never see them in their…

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EU Timber Imports Linked To Deforestation On Indonesia's Borneo: NGOs

Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products.

International Business Times

Maps offer hope of saving a rainforest in Malaysian Borneo’s Sarawak

Indigenous communities in Sarawak use community mapping to assert land rights.

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Savages review – indigenous teen and baby orangutan take on developers in Borneo

In this stop-motion animation from the director of My Life As a Courgette, our heroes stan up to deforestation with likable courage

The Guardian - UK

Nature benefits when logged tropical forests are left to recover – here’s how

In parts of the tropics like the island of Borneo, the pace of environmental change has been dramatic. Not long ago, the forests that covered most of the island were largely intact. But in recent decades, the scale of logging has intensified, and more areas of harvested forest have been…

The Conversation

Red Borneo Kratom

If you're new to kratom or you've only tried one or two strains, you may be interested in Borneo kratom. When you're shopping with a reputable vendor like Jack Botanicals , you are likely to see Borneo kratom strains appearing prominently in the ...

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White Borneo Kratom

Choosing the right kratom strain for you can feel like a painstaking process. There are so many strains to choose from, it is important that you can narrow down your choices and White Borneo kratom is often a top pick. So, here we'll shine the ...

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A Kratom Enthusiast’s Guide to Red Bali Kratom: Should You Try Red Bali Kratom in 2024?

One of the first things you're likely to notice when you start kratom shopping is the names. White Maeng Da, Green Borneo and Red Bali; each product has a different color and regional name. Understanding these strains can be a little confusing, ...

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Earless monitor lizards: The 'Holy Grail' of reptiles that looks like a mini dragon

Researchers are only beginning to understand the cryptic lives of the earless monitor lizards of Borneo.

LiveScience

Orangutan killings in Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers

Despite it being taboo and illegal to kill critically endangered primate, 30% of villages have evidence of killing in ‘last five to 10 years’

The Guardian - AU

To see how smoke affects endangered orangutans, we studied their voices during and after massive Indonesian wildfires

Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered. They thrive in carbon-rich peat swamp forests on the Indonesian island of Borneo. These habitats are also the sites of massive wildfires.

The Conversation

Indonesia to break ground for $2.7 billion housing project in new capital in Q2

Indonesia expects to begin construction in the second quarter on apartments worth $2.7 billion for thousands of civil servants due to move to its new capital city on Borneo island, an official said late on Tuesday.

Reuters

Malaysia pledges to invest in Indonesia's new capital

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his country would invest in the development of Indonesia’s new capital on Borneo island, which both nations share

The Independent UK

New Indonesia capital branded 'ecological disaster'

BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia: The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.

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Anwar Ibrahim: Things you need to know about Malaysia's 10th prime minister

KUALA LUMPUR: After days of political horse-trading and palace intrigue following Saturday’s election, Malaysia is finally set to unveil a new government.

Bangkok Post

Preserving heritage

Field recordings of ancient, traditional music in the Southeast Asia feature in this column. Northern Khmer Spirit Music in Thailand – Kantrum Dongman (Animist Records, 2022) covers the traditional music of "Northern Khmer" people in provinces like Surin, Buri Ram and Si Sa Ket that straddle the Thai-Cambodian border in…

Reuters

Indonesia and South Korea expand cooperation on new capital city project

Indonesia expanded a cooperation agreement with South Korea on Thursday relating to the construction of a new capital city on Borneo island to replace overcrowded Jakarta, paving the way for Korean firms to participate in building digital infrastructure.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scientists Identify New Carnivorous Plant that Traps Prey Underground

During a several-day trip with Indonesian colleagues to the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, botanist Martin Dančák of Czech’s Palacký University noted plants which were undoubtedly Nepenthes but produced no pitchers. After a careful search, they found a couple of aerial pitchers, which led them…

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Huge Gomantong Caves filled with rats, bats and cockroaches - but tourists still visit

The Gomantong Caves in Malaysian Borneo play host to a great variety of alarming, nightmare inducing animals, from scuttling giant centipedes and rats, to large spiders and cockroaches

The Conversation

A tale of two cities: why Indonesia is planning a new capital on Borneo – and abandoning Jakarta. Podcast

Indonesia plans to move its capital city from Jakarta on the island of Java to a new forest city on the island of Borneo called Nusantara. We talk to three experts in urban planning and ecology to find out why – and what the environmental impacts of the project could…

Al Jazeera

Malaysian state’s top lawyer declares Borneo carbon deal dead

Critics say $76.5bn carbon capture project in Sabah state is unfeasible and lacking in transparency.

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