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Leaf Fossil Study Reveals Borneo's Rainforest Trees 4 Million Years Old
Scientists have recently discovered that the current dominant tree group, the dipterocarps, has covered rainforests on the island of Borneo for at least four million years.
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Incredible Moment An Orangutan Extends A Helping Hand To Man In River
An incredible photo has captured the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river.
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Sumatran Rhino Now Extinct In Malaysia After Last One Dies Of Cancer
The last surviving Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died, wildlife officials said Sunday.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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Indonesia Picks Eastern Borneo Island As New Capital
Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said this morning, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta.
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Species Of Ant That "Explodes" To Fight Foes Discovered On Borneo Island
The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.
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Indonesian Army Chopper Pilot Saved Days After Crash
The pilot of an Indonesian army helicopter has been rescued alive days after the aircraft crashed on Borneo island, an official said Monday, but four other crew members are still missing.
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Malaysia Military Helicopter Crashes Into A School, 22 Injured
Malaysian authorities say a military helicopter crashed into a school in a rural area on Borneo island, injuring at least 22 people including students.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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Sumatran Rhino Dies Weeks After Landmark Discovery
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino has died weeks after its chance discovery on the Indonesian part of Borneo island was hailed as a landmark conservation success, an official said today.
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First Contact In Decades With Rare Rhino In Indonesia's Borneo
Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years, the WWF said on Wednesday, hailing a "major conservation success".
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Senior Malaysian Policeman Jailed For 100 Years For Raping Girl
A high-ranking Malaysian policeman was today sentenced to 100 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane for raping and sodomising a 13-year-old girl in a hotel.
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4 Dead, 10 Missing In Indonesian Boat Sinking
Four people, including a baby, were killed and 10 others left missing after a speedboat sank in a river on the Indonesian part of Borneo island, a rescue official said today.
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Sick, Hungry Orangutans Fall Victim to Indonesia Fires Crisis
Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatised as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
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Last 2 Missing in Malaysian Earthquake Confirmed Dead
The death toll following a strong earthquake that jolted Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu last week has risen to 18 after the final two remaining victims who were unaccounted for were confirmed dead today.
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Leaf Fossil Study Reveals Borneo's Rainforest Trees 4 Million Years Old
Scientists have recently discovered that the current dominant tree group, the dipterocarps, has covered rainforests on the island of Borneo for at least four million years.
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Incredible Moment An Orangutan Extends A Helping Hand To Man In River
An incredible photo has captured the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river.
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Sumatran Rhino Now Extinct In Malaysia After Last One Dies Of Cancer
The last surviving Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died, wildlife officials said Sunday.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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Indonesia Picks Eastern Borneo Island As New Capital
Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said this morning, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta.
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Species Of Ant That "Explodes" To Fight Foes Discovered On Borneo Island
The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.
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Indonesian Army Chopper Pilot Saved Days After Crash
The pilot of an Indonesian army helicopter has been rescued alive days after the aircraft crashed on Borneo island, an official said Monday, but four other crew members are still missing.
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Malaysia Military Helicopter Crashes Into A School, 22 Injured
Malaysian authorities say a military helicopter crashed into a school in a rural area on Borneo island, injuring at least 22 people including students.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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Sumatran Rhino Dies Weeks After Landmark Discovery
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino has died weeks after its chance discovery on the Indonesian part of Borneo island was hailed as a landmark conservation success, an official said today.
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First Contact In Decades With Rare Rhino In Indonesia's Borneo
Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years, the WWF said on Wednesday, hailing a "major conservation success".
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Senior Malaysian Policeman Jailed For 100 Years For Raping Girl
A high-ranking Malaysian policeman was today sentenced to 100 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane for raping and sodomising a 13-year-old girl in a hotel.
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4 Dead, 10 Missing In Indonesian Boat Sinking
Four people, including a baby, were killed and 10 others left missing after a speedboat sank in a river on the Indonesian part of Borneo island, a rescue official said today.
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Sick, Hungry Orangutans Fall Victim to Indonesia Fires Crisis
Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatised as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
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Last 2 Missing in Malaysian Earthquake Confirmed Dead
The death toll following a strong earthquake that jolted Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu last week has risen to 18 after the final two remaining victims who were unaccounted for were confirmed dead today.
