Posts Tagged ‘malaysia’

Woman held in Malaysia drugs raid

Friday, December 17th, 2010

A mother-of-two from Wales is arrested in Malaysia after police say they found thousands of pounds worth of drugs at a resort she runs with her husband.

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Malaysia urged to outlaw caning

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Judicial caning in Malaysia has reached epidemic proportions and should be banned, according to an Amnesty International report.

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Malaysian baby snatched by monkey

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

A four-day-old girl dies in Malaysia after being snatched from her home by a monkey and dropped from a roof, reports say.

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Malay school for pregnant teens

Friday, September 17th, 2010

The first school for pregnant teenagers in mainly-Muslim Malaysia has opened, in an attempt to curb the rising number of abandoned babies.

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Orangutans burn calories like human couch potatoes

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Orangutans are considered among the smartest of the great apes. The endangered animals live in Malaysia and Indonesia, spend most of their time foraging for food, and have an understanding of tools and speech. They are also not aggressive. But new evidence shows that their temperaments are not their only laid-back traits.

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Orangutans found to burn calories like human couch potatoes

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Orangutans are considered among the smartest of the great apes. The endangered animals live in Malaysia and Indonesia, spend most of their time foraging for food, and have an understanding of tools and speech. They are also not aggressive. But new evidence shows that their temperaments are not their only laid back traits.

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Orangutans found to burn calories like human couch potatoes