‘Huge’ explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) : La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in … More

Thai veterinarians painstakingly remove a large gallstone from 2-tonne elephant

It took Thai vets 6 hours to remove a huge gallstone from this 50-year-old elephant. The mass measured 20cm by … More

Rhino population in Nepal grows in conservation boost

KATHMANDU : Nepal’s population of endangered one-horned rhinoceros has grown by more than a hundred over the past six years, … More

Indonesian president orders Java rescue efforts after quake kills 8

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday (Apr 11) ordered swift rescue and relief efforts after eight people died in an … More

2 dead whales wash up on Bangladesh beach

Their deaths are believed to be due to sea pollution COX’S BAZAR :Two dead whales have washed up on the … More

Indonesia’s Java hit by magnitude 5.9 quake, reports of six killed, damage

JAKARTA (REUTERS, AFP) : A magnitude 5.9 earthquake off Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday (April 10) killed six people and … More

Hungry hornbill yanks songbird from cage, ruffles netizens’ feathers

Love them or hate them — pet birds have been singing (and waking us up in the morning) from their … More

Hunt for survivors after deadly Indonesian cyclone

Hospitals, bridges and thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed by the storm in Indonesia and East Timor. Rescuers searched … More

Texas firefighters rescue squirrel stuck in tree’s knothole

Firefighters in Texas said they conducted a highly unusual rescue when a resident called 911 to report a squirrel in … More

At least 70 killed after floods, landslides in Indonesia’s East, West Nusa Tenggara

JAKARTA : At least 70 people were killed after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara … More

Indonesia flash floods, landslides kill at least 44

JAKARTA : At least 44 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept an island in Indonesia’s easternmost province … More

Villagers in rural Kedah fear fallout if quarry project continues

They are concerned about the damage to the environment as well as the dangers to their own health and safety. … More

Langkawi: The curious island of the strange colugos

Despite being found in most forest habitats of Southeast Asia, surprisingly little is known about the Malayan colugo, or “flying … More

Another vessel sinks off Langkawi; the second in 3 months

Malaysian-registered cruise ship encounters oil leakage due to engine problems LANGKAWI – A Malaysian-registered cruise ship, Reef Explorer, sank off Pulau … More

Pahang Orang Asli keep up the fight against mining project

They say the area has been gazetted as a forest reserve, while pollution from the project will affect the river … More

The ‘sheep’ that can photosynthesise

Much like its herbivorous namesake, the ocean-dwelling “leaf sheep” grazes for food; however, it supplements its diet in a unique … More

Suez Canal jam: How to dislodge a 200,000-tonne ship from a canal wall

CAIRO (BLOOMBERG) : When you cannot shift a ship that is stuck fast into the wall of a canal that … More

Indonesian researchers work on recycling mountain of discarded disposable masks

JAKARTA : Concerned by the mountain of discarded disposable masks, Indonesian researchers are now looking into recycling them. A team … More

Natural soundscapes boost health markers, lower stress

OTTAWA : Stressed out by the pandemic? Spending more time in green spaces might be just what the doctor ordered, … More

Australia’s Mid-North Coast seeing ‘one-in-100-year’ floods

SYDNEY (AFP) : Torrential rain lashed Australia’s south-east again on Monday (March 22), worsening once-in-a-century flooding in the Mid-North Coast … More