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‘Orangutan diplomacy’ plan scrapped, they should be kept in natural habitat: Johari Ghani

Plantation and commodities minister says decision made after analysing feedback from conservation groups worldwide for past three months

Conservation groups hit out at govt’s proposed ‘orangutan diplomacy’

Plantations minister recently made statement on gifting orangutans to palm oil importers to ‘prove’ Malaysia’s commitment to biodiversity

‘Orangutan diplomacy’ a bad idea for conservation – WWF-Malaysia 

Rather than sending animals abroad as minister proposed, nation’s oil palm trading partners should contribute to in-situ conservation

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Over 23.6 million to benefit as new electricity tariff kicks in July 1

The Energy Commission has set a new average base tariff of 45.40 sen/kWh for RP4, slightly lower than before, bringing overall electricity costs down by up to 19% compared to the previous regulatory period

Apad confirms inDrive licence revoked effective July 24, but company can appeal

Russian-based company can file appeal through the agency for the Transport Ministry's consideration

Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders

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