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Indonesia takes aim at palm oil after forest fires

Edit The Times of India 01 May 2016
Jakarta, May 1, 2016 (AFP) - ... In a statement, he said that "palm oil concessions available at the moment are already adequate" and urged producers to concentrate on using better seeds to increase their yields. Plantations on Sumatra island and the Indonesian part of Borneo have expanded in recent years as demand for palm oil has skyrocketed, bringing huge profits to companies and healthy tax revenues to the government ... rws/sr/kb/jv. ....

Dubai travel company up to challenge booking holidays for the adventurous

Edit The National 30 Apr 2016
"I would look for three main things when I planned my holidays," she said. "Firstly, I was often a solo traveller so I'd look for a group that I could join ... Such experiences cover a wide range of themes, ranging from cycling and climbing holidays designed for fitness fanatics, to more gentle yet no less adventurous trips to the Amazon jungle, the forests of Borneo, or a culinary tour of Dehli ... __________. Free advertisement ... __________....

'Getting close to nature helped to heal me after cancer'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 30 Apr 2016
Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan tells Gabrielle Fagan how swimming with dolphins and a positive attitude have helped her cope with breast cancer, and how the experience has changed her view on life. Michaela Strachan is roaring with laughter as she recalls orangutans in Borneo stealing her make-up bag, racing with it up to the top of a tree, and daubing themselves with her cosmetics. Share Go To ... ....

President Jokowi opens Torabika Soccer Championship

Edit Antara News 29 Apr 2016
... Kukar FC, Persegres, Persela Lamongan, Persib Bandung, Persija Jakarta, Perseru Serui, Persipura Jayapura, Persiba Balikpapan, PS TNI, PSM Makassar, Pusamania Borneo FC, Semen Padang FC and Sriwijaya FC.(*)....

Persija, Persipura share 1-1 score at ISC Tournament

Edit Antara News 29 Apr 2016
The participating clubs are Arema Cronus FC, Bali United, PS Barito Putera, Bhayangkara Surabaya United, Madura United, Mitra Kukar FC, Persegres, Persela Lamongan, Persib Bandung, Persija Jakarta, Perseru Serui, Persipura Jayapura, Persiba Balikpapan, PS TNI, PSM Makassar, Pusamania Borneo FC, Semen Padang FC and Sriwijaya FC ... Editor....

Pulitzer Fellowships Go to American University Communication Students (American University)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
(Source. American University). American University (AU) communication MFA student Kent Wagner and graduating journalism major Camila DeChalus have been named 2016 recipients of the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium International Reporting Student Fellowship. Wagner's reporting project will examine the environmental devastation in Borneo through the lives of the people most directly affected by it ... 2015 fellows AU SOC Ph.D ... Kent Wagner....

Welcome to the Brooklyn Zoo — Air Jordan’s 9 animals & their status on the endangered species list

Edit Zap2it 29 Apr 2016
It’s no big secret that the rich and famous have big tastes when it comes to accessorizing. Even with all of PETA‘s work in trying to thwart the process, animal skins and furs are still very much a hot commodity ... RELATED ... With other elephant species from Asia, Borneo, India, Africa and Sri Lanka in danger, it’s pretty hard not to connect the dots from illegal poaching to … well, Hova’s sick pair of kicks. ....

Is there a moral case for granting rights to orang-utans?

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 Apr 2016
We know the striking similarities between orang-utans and humans. There's an argument that primates should be given their own bill of rights. Trev was joined by Professor Robert Cribb, co-author of 'Wild Man from Borneo. A Cultural History of the Orang-utan' ... ....

American University Communication Students Land Pulitzer Fellowships (American University)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
(Source. American University). American University (AU) communication MFA student Kent Wagner and graduating journalism major Camila DeChalus have been named 2016 recipients of the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium International Reporting Student Fellowship. Wagner's reporting project will examine the environmental devastation in Borneo through the lives of the people most directly affected by it ... 2015 fellows AU SOC Ph.D ... Kent Wagner....

6 questions for elephant researcher Farina Othman (Oregon Zoo)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
(Source. Oregon Zoo). Nurzhafarina Othman has a mantra. 'There's no silver bullet for human-elephant conflict.'. Instead, the Malaysian Ph.D. candidate relies on science to protect the imperiled Borneo elephant ... In November, Othman was honored by the Disney Conservation Fund as one of 22 Conservation Heroes for 2015 ... What do we know about the origins of the Borneo elephant? ... How did you do that? ... Borneo is seeing increased ecotourism ... (noodl....

Malaysian punk group's artful protests are getting harder for authorities to ignore

Edit Topix 26 Apr 2016
In a rural area of the Malaysian island of Borneo, a punk group gathers around a massive print of a Snakes and Ladders board game on the floor of their art studio. On his knees, Jerome Manjat presses an inked piece of Lino onto a blank square ... ....

Fiscal Challenges Faced by East Borneo amid Economic Deceleration (Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Apr 2016
Samarinda, 21/04/2016 MoF - East Borneo faces several fiscal challenges in order to achieve inclusive economy ... As known, the economy of East Borneo relied on natural resources and primary sector in majority during 1970 - 2013 ... In 2015, the economic growth in East Borneo Province even touched minus 0.85 percent ... http.//www.kemenkeu.go.id/en/Berita/fiscal-challenges-faced-east-borneo-amid-economic-deceleration....

Pan Borneo Highway Sabah Project Has Highest Impact On Sabah - Najib

Edit Topix 25 Apr 2016
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Pan Borneo Highway Sabah project has the highest impact on Sabah and will bring the state to a higher level in terms of socio-economic development. "Yes, we have many projects in Sabah such as Sipitang Oil & Gas Industrial Park , Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal , Lahad Datu Palm Oil Industrial Cluster and Universiti Malaysia Sabah ... ....
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