The UNESCO World Heritage Committee¹ has again voted to keep the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) in Indonesia on the List of World Heritage In Danger. At its 42nd session, taking place […]
UNESCO committee keeps Sumatran rainforest on List of World Heritage In Danger
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil suspends Nestlé for breaching code of conduct
This article has been updated. The world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé, has been suspended from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for being in breach of the RSPO’s statutes […]
MH370: Ocean Infinity search ends amid calls for new disclosures and further investigation
The American seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity, which spent three months searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, has ended its mission in the southern Indian Ocean. Seabed Constructor – the vessel […]
Fighting coal mine expansion: anti-protest charges against Australia’s Wollar Three are dismissed
This article has been updated to include the Land and Environment Court judgement issued on June 19. Controversial charges brought against the Wollar Three, who were arrested for protesting against coal mine […]
MH370: as Ocean Infinity search draws to a close, next of kin call for transparency and further investigation
Updates: Ocean Infinity says its current search for MH370 will continue until June 8, and next of kin of those on board MH370 have had a meeting with Malasysia’s new transport minister, […]
Malaysia’s new Cabinet ministers are sworn in as post-election drama continues
Malaysia’s 13 new federal ministers were sworn in yesterday (Monday) in a ceremony at the National Palace (Istana Negara). A foreign minister is yet to be named. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says […]
Freedom for Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia’s opposition politician is released after being granted a royal pardon
Malaysia’s jailed opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim was released this morning (Wednesday) after serving more than three years in jail. He walked out of the Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital a free man after the […]
Malaysian opposition wins general election for first time since independence
Malaysia’s 92-year-old former leader, Mahathir Mohamad, who spearheaded the opposition’s defeat of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in the country’s 14th general election, has just been sworn in as the new […]
Malaysians go to the polls today in 14th general election
Malaysians go to the polls today (Wednesday) in the country’s 14th general election, which has been described as the dirtiest in its history. In GE14, electors will be choosing between the ruling […]
Palm oil company owes millions in fines for burning peat forest, but court blocks verdict
An Indonesian palm oil company that was fined the equivalent of 30 million US$ for illegally burning a vast area of peat swamp forest in Aceh has been granted “legal protection” by […]
Raising awareness on World Parkinson’s Day
Today is World Parkinson’s Day and Changing Times is bringing you a detailed guest post from registered nurse and health writer Rebecca Evans along with information about alternative methods of healing. Original […]
Malaysians will go to the polls on May 9
After many months of speculation and anticipation, Malaysia’s Election Commission has announced the date of the country’s 14th general election. Polling will take place on Wednesday May 9. April 28 has been […]
Defending Palestine: upcoming conference will link human and animal rights
An extraordinary international conference will be taking place in Palestine in May. During the three-day event, organised by the Palestinian Animal League (PAL), participants will not just focus on the plight of […]
Freedom for research chimps: Hercules and Leo are released to a sanctuary
Article updated to include new motion filed on behalf of elephants Beulah, Karen, and Minnie and the landmark opinion issued by New York Court of Appeals judge, Eugene M. Fahey in the case of […]
MH370 four years on: investigating team’s new statement slammed as ‘perfunctory’
The international team investigating the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 four years ago today has released a new interim statement that Chinese next-of-kin say is “perfunctory”. The statement is just three […]
Next of kin say MH370 is not history, ‘it’s the future for aviation safety’
Next of kin of passengers and crew who were on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 held their fourth remembrance event in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (Saturday). It was an afternoon of mixed emotions: […]
Lawyers in the US seek Appeal Court review of denial of habeas corpus for chimpanzees
Lawyers from the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in the United States have filed a motion for permission to appeal in the cases of captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, and a group of prominent philosophers¹ have submitted […]
Sustainable urban development: ‘business as usual is not an option’
Delegates at the 9th World Urban Forum were urged to see urbanisation, migration, and diversity as realities to be managed, not problems to be solved. Empowering women and young people and […]
Habitat loss and hunting have eliminated more than 100,000 Bornean orangutans, report states
The number of orangutans on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo plummeted between 1999 and 2015, according to a new report. The population decreased by more than 140,000 over the period, scientists […]
World Urban Forum: empowering citizens to combat climate change
Combating climate change was the subject of one of the keynote sessions on the third day of the 9th World Urban Forum (WUF9), being held in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. In a session […]
