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Malaysian resort owners face jail and fine for ‘exotic’ species served on menu

Live and cooked protected Sunda pangolins discovered in wildlife raid

The Independent UK

The country that’s questioning whether it’s in the right time zone

Critics say late sunrises limit morning light and disrupt circadian rhythms

The Independent UK

Who Is Zara Qairina? Nationality, Cause Of Death And Why Is There A Gag Order On Her Murder Case?

The death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina in Sabah sparked national outrage, bullying charges against five teens, and a gag order to protect minors in court.

International Business Times UK

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What Really Happened To Zara Qairina? Malaysians In Uproar Over 13-Year-Old's Mysterious Death At Boarding School

Malaysian teenager Zara Qairina's mysterious death at Sabah boarding school sparks nationwide protests demanding justice as viral audio reveals bullying fears before fatal fall.

International Business Times UK

A-League sides set up historic AFC Cup clash

For the first time in the history of the AFC Cup, two A-League teams will face off in the Zonal finals when Macarthur take on the Mariners on February 22.

AAP

Diverse mix of seedlings helps tropical forests regrow better, study finds

Experiment in Malaysia shows quicker recovery compared with areas replanted with four or just a single native species

The Guardian - UK

Making tracks: how linking patches of wilderness is saving Borneo’s wildlife

Palm oil plantations have fragmented Sabah’s rainforest but land corridors let pygmy elephants and orangutans roam again

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Can plantations value more than profit? Some in Malaysia think so

Plantation owners in the Borneo state of Sabah are setting aside land for conservation but some remain sceptical.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia hails ‘victory’ in row with Sulu sultan’s Filipino heirs

Malaysia says new ruling by French court could overturn a $14.9bn award handed to Filipino heirs of the Sulu sultanate.

Al Jazeera

Michelle Yeoh’s success masks struggle of Malaysian film industry

Amid ethnic divisions, brain drain and censorship, Southeast Asian nation lags behind neighbours in cinematic success.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s tourism recovery flops as Thailand, Indonesia cash in

Malaysia is struggling to bring back tourists compared with its Southeast Asian peers after scrapping pandemic curbs.

Al Jazeera

Boy, 1, eaten alive and dad seriously injured by crocodile while rowing on river

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The one-year-old was snatched from the canoe by the crocodile while the pair were fishing off the coast of Lahad Datu in Sabah, Malaysia

Daily Mirror

How Malaysia ended up owing $15 billion to a sultan's heirs

Malaysia is scrambling to protect its assets as the descendants of the last sultan of the remote Philippine region of Sulu look to enforce a $15 billion arbitration award in a dispute over a colonial-era land deal.

Reuters

The sultan, his family and a $15bn dispute over oil in Malaysia

The heirs to the last ruler of Sulu have seized state-owned energy assets in a lawsuit that dates back to colonial Britain

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Malaysian assets at risk globally as late Sultan's heirs claim $15 billion award

The heirs of a 19th century sultanate are seeking to seize Malaysian government assets around the world in a bid to enforce a $14.9 billion arbitration award they won against the Southeast Asian nation, despite a stay on the case handed by a French court, their lawyers told Reuters.

ABC News

Penny Wong stresses 'genuine links' with South-East Asia as she visits Vietnam, Malaysia

Penny Wong's visit to South-East Asia this week has a personal element. In addition to talks with ministers and officials, the Foreign Minister will be visiting her hometown of Sabah.

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Spies Thwart Iran-Plotted Murder of Israeli Businessman

Turkish spies thwarted a plot orchestrated by Iran to kill an Israeli-Turkish businessman based in Istanbul, a pro-government daily reported Friday. Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) discovered a network of nine operatives dubbed an "Iran assassination team" plotting to kill Yair Geller, the Sabah daily reported. Geller has businesses in…

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‘Very hush-hush’: Borneo’s $80bn carbon deal stokes controversy

Figures behind deal include a politician linked to deforestation in the 90s and an associate named in the Panama Papers.

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