Search and rescue operations are continuing after an AirAsia plane went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore. There were two pilots, four flight attendants, and one engineer on board the airbus […]
Indonesian search teams scour seas for missing AirAsia flight
AirAsia flight goes missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore
An AirAsia plane en route from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control. The flight had seven crew and 155 passengers on board. The passengers are reported to include […]
Evacuations continue as more states are hit by flooding in Malaysia
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Seven states in Malaysia are now severely affected by flooding and more than 132,000 people have been evacuated. In some areas, entire towns have been submerged. […]
Severe flooding forces mass evacuations in Malaysia
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Nearly 110,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in five states of peninsular Malaysia as the worst floods in decades hit the country. Further heavy […]
Greenpeace praises palm oil company, but urges action to end social conflict
Greenpeace has launched a new report about the progress the palm oil multinational Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is making in implementing its Forest Conservation Policy. GAR’s record in Indonesia and Liberia is mixed, Greenpeace […]
Pandas come to Kuala Lumpur
French sculptor Paulo Grangeon has brought his “1,600 pandas” exhibition to Malaysia to raise awareness about the number of the animals now left in the wild. Grangeon braved the heat and jetlag […]
New Kuala Lumpur photo gallery
Click on Photo gallery, People of Kuala Lumpur, to see a selection of photos that give some snapshots of life in this vibrant and fascinating city.
Petition calls for justice over killings of orangutans
Activists have launched a petition calling for a government investigation into the killing of an orangutan on an oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, earlier this month. The adult female orangutan […]
Environmentalists urge consumers to pressure PepsiCo over palm oil
The Rainforest Action Network and Orangutan Outreach have joined forces to organise a Global Call-In Day tomorrow (December 9) to put pressure on the multinational PepsiCo to cut Conflict Palm Oil from […]
Orangutan dies after being found with 40 shotgun pellets in her body
An orangutan discovered on an oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, with more than 40 shotgun pellets in her body has died from her injuries. The veterinary team at the Borneo […]
A multi-million dollar share offering could threaten forests and communities across Indonesia
The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has issued a report that says a forthcoming multi-million dollar share rights offering by the Indonesian palm oil firm BW Plantation (BWPT) carries serious environmental and financial […]
Palm oil supply chain still lacks traceability
Delegates at the recent Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) gathering in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur grappled with the thorny issue of traceability and admitted that tracking palm oil supplies back […]
Bulldozers raze historic area of Kuala Lumpur
A historic area of the Malay enclave of Kampong Bharu in Kuala Lumpur has been razed to the ground. The old stage and the houses around it have been demolished to make way […]
Palm oil conference delegates call for sustainability action from governments, buyers, and producers
Delegates meeting at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) annual gathering in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur have called on governments to do more to ensure that forests are protected from […]
NGOs meet to discuss worker exploitation on oil palm plantations
Worker exploitation and human rights abuses in the palm oil industry were the focus of a special workshop held in Kuala Lumpur this week. Trades union and human rights organisations from Malaysia […]
Gandhi statue unveiled in Brisbane
The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi during the G20 summit in Brisbane. Only invited guests and the media were allowed to attend the unveiling at Roma […]
G20 protesters march through Brisbane
As the leaders of the G20 countries met behind the Brisbane barricades, thousands of demonstrators marched through the sweltering and otherwise virtually deserted streets. Chanting “Genocidal 20”, the protesters walked from Roma […]
Forest pledges multiply as palm oil companies respond to clean-up demands
Deforestation in Indonesia (Photo by Roni Bintang) The number of multinational companies that say they are committed to supplying and using only deforestation-free palm oil is growing fast. More than twenty global […]
Scientists announce koala vaccine breakthrough
Scientists in Australia announced today that they have conducted the first successful field trial of a vaccine against chlamydia in koalas. Chlamydia is a main cause of koala deaths. It can cause […]
Ag-gag law defeated in Australia
A proposed law that would have introduced US-style ag-gag legislation into Australia has been defeated. Members of the South Australian Legislative Council voted down the Surveillance Devices Bill 2014, which would have […]
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