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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 17, 2021 • 8 min read

Environment Proposed ski slope in scenic Malaysia highlands alarms locals

By Ashley Yeong • Sep 17, 2021
A ski theme park developer wants to take advantage of the pristine nature and chilly weather of Cameron Highlands, but rapid deforestation and poor planning undermine its potential as a nature tourism powerhouse

Sep 14, 2021 • 2 min read
Press freedom

Singapore news site suspended, critics fear censorship

A Singaporean news site, The Online Citizen, often critical of authorities had its licence suspended for failing to declare funding sources, regulators said, with a rights group slamming the move as "unacceptable censorship"
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 14, 2021

Sep 13, 2021 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Testing times: Borneo orangutans get Covid swabs

With the delta variant going rampant, dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 13, 2021

Sep 10, 2021 • 7 min read
Opinion

Cambodia should embrace world’s renewable energy goals

As more countries set lower carbon emissions goals, Cambodia should follow its neighbouring countries away from fossil fuels, or risk losing business opportunities
By Peter Ford • Sep 10, 2021

Sep 09, 2021 • 2 min read
Gender equality

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

A group of Malaysian mothers won a landmark legal challenge Thursday, overturning what they described as discriminatory citizenship rules affecting women who gave birth overseas
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 09, 2021

Sep 09, 2021 • 11 min read
Workers' rights

Singapore’s home cleaning scheme offers better life for maids

Demand for part-time home cleaning is up in Singapore amid Covid-triggered shortages of full-time household help. A newly-formalised scheme gives the country’s migrant cleaners better working conditions, but experts say the impact so far is limited
By Rachel Genevieve Chia • Sep 09, 2021

Sep 07, 2021 • 10 min read
Education

“I was really desperate”: Myanmar’s student exodus amidst military coup

With universities and schools stalled in post-coup Myanmar, students are looking to other countries for ways of continuing their education. But the road out is fraught with danger, a long list of difficult administrative tasks and a heavy financial burden
By Kiana Duncan • Sep 07, 2021