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Restoring Borneo’s green heart

WHEN forests degrade, wildlife species lose their homes, breeding becomes difficult and the air becomes thinner.

Smoked, preserved, perfected

WISPS of smoke rise into the air above rows of fish arranged over wood fires at Kampung Penipah.

A eucharistic life, a humble end

THE late Bishop Emeritus Dominic Su Haw Chiu of Sacred Heart Cathedral Sibu has been described as a eucharistic person who dedicated all his life serving God and the people.

Preserving Melanau heritage

THE Melanau Heritage Gallery in the small coastal town of Oya, Sarawak, is a source of pride for the local community.

From villages to the frontlines of elder care

MALAYSIA is ageing fast, but the biggest challenge may not be hospitals or medicine.

When the village becomes the experience

IN front of a small grocery shop on Pulau Libaran, Sophia Killong arranges a congkak board on a wooden table as several tourists gather around to watch.

No going back for Colombia’s workers

COLOMBIAN workers had a message for the two right-wing candidates trying to flip the presidency four years after the country elected its first leftist leader: "We're not going back."

The strait holding the Gulf hostage

THE conflict in the Middle East has forced the Gulf monarchies to rethink their oil and trade routes, but rerouting them will be no simple task, experts say.

Return of the gold ‘standard’

CENTRAL banks around the world have bulked up their reserves of gold, a safe but cumbersome investment that has been revived in popularity by intensifying geopolitical tensions and concerns over inflation

Where in the world is all that wealth stored?

THE increasing popularity of gold has created a tension for countries buying more of it as a hedge against global risk: its utility depends on where it is stored.