The planned mega-dams in the state of Sarawak on Malaysian Borneo would not only flood huge areas of rainforest and displace tens of thousands of indigenous people, they would cause the loss […]
Indigenous activists join forces to stop mega-dams
Malaysian government ‘creating a culture of fear’, says Human Rights Watch
The Malaysian government has gone on a binge of prosecutions of critics and is using broad and vaguely worded laws to criminalise peaceful expression, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new […]
Indigenous anti-dam activists converge in Sarawak, Malaysia
Delegates from indigenous communities around the world, who gathered in northern Borneo to mark the two-year anniversary of the blockades against the proposed Baram mega-dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, have […]
Forest fires rage on in Indonesia, endangering people and wildlife
Massive forest fires are still blazing in Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, causing life-threatening levels of pollution, coming dangerously close to the base camp of The Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project, […]
Asia for Animals: a catalogue of cruelty – with glimmers of hope
Delegates at the Asia for Animals conference in Kuching on Malaysian Borneo heard about the horrors of the dog meat trade, the decline in animal populations, and the devastation being caused by […]
Asia for Animals conference: the horrors of illegal wildlife trading and live exports
In a call to action at the 2015 Asia for Animals conference, the CEO of International Animal Rescue, Alan Knight, urged delegates to call on YouTube and Google to adopt an animal […]
Asia for Animals conference opens in Borneo
The 2015 Asia for Animals conference began yesterday in Kuching on the island of Borneo, with a packed programme of presentations covering a huge range of issues. More than 300 delegates from […]
Indonesia and Singapore take action against companies as forest fires continue to blaze
The Indonesian and Singaporean governments are taking action against companies accused of being responsible for forest fires that are still raging on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, causing fatalities and untold […]
Indonesians choke in crisis-level pollution as forests continue to burn
Large swathes of the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are still blanketed by choking pollution caused by illegal forest burning. The number of haze-related fatalities is difficult to calculate, but deaths are […]
Malaysia’s human rights commission condemns racism and provocation at ‘red shirt’ rally
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, Suhakam, has expressed its concern over “the irresponsible and confrontational actions” of certain protesters during Wednesday’s “red shirt” rally in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. Suhakam […]
Police use water cannon against ‘red shirt’ protesters in Malaysia
The “red shirt” rally held in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday degenerated into violence when a group of protesters tried to break through police barricades and push their way into the […]
Pollution at danger levels as choking haze blankets Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
As a choking haze caused by illegal forest fires continues to blanket whole regions of three countries in Southeast Asia, a state of emergency has been declared in two Indonesian provinces, and […]
Slash-and-burn fires cause choking haze in Southeast Asia
A choking haze is again blanketing whole regions in three Southeast Asian countries, causing untold damage to people’s health. The pollution is caused by illegal slash-and-burn fires, mostly on the Indonesian island […]
French authorities say wing debris is from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
The Paris prosecutor has confirmed that the aircraft wing piece found on Reunion island in the Indian Ocean is from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, said […]
Big turnout for Bersih 4 protest rally in Malaysia
At least 80,000 people turned out onto the streets of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur today (Saturday) for the first stage of the 34-hour Bersih 4 protest, which went off peacefully. While […]
Malaysians brace themselves for Bersih 4 protest rallies
Malaysians are bracing themselves for Bersih 4. A 34-hour rally is due to start in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon (Saturday), and there will also be demonstrations in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on […]
MH370: Malaysia’s prime minister says wing debris is from missing plane
Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, says he has confirmation that the aircraft debris found on Reunion island last week is from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. “Today, 515 days since the […]
MH370: experts investigate whether debris is from missing plane
Aircraft debris found on Reunion island in the Indian Ocean is being transported to the French city of Toulouse for analysis to find out whether it is from the missing Malaysia Airlines […]
Peatland destruction ‘could cause devastating floods and socio-economic disaster’
Vast areas of Southeast Asia will be frequently and irreversibly flooded before the end of the century if action is not taken to stop the destruction of tropical peatlands, a new study […]
Horror and injustice on death row – congress delegates call for abolition
Delegates at the Asian regional conference on the death penalty have issued a declaration calling on Asian countries that still implement capital punishment to work towards abolition and impose a moratorium on […]
