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No one wants it nearby, yet govt still aims to build WTE incinerators

No one wants it nearby, yet govt still aims to build WTE incinerators

This idea has been a hard sell for 20 years, but status-quo landfills aren't any better.
7 years after Wang Kelian mass graves, human trafficking persists

7 years after Wang Kelian mass graves, human trafficking persists

After 139 graves found at Perlis border, smuggling moved to Kedah and Kelantan.
E-waste smuggled into the country leaves a trail of pollution

E-waste smuggled into the country leaves a trail of pollution

Sources: Tonnes come from developed nations, through ports, undetected.
When the water rises: A Malaysian climate change story

When the water rises: A Malaysian climate change story

For thousands of Malaysians, climate change has left a trail of destruction. This is their story.
Plans for new airport spell trouble for Tioman marine park

Plans for new airport spell trouble for Tioman marine park

Development plans can endanger marine park, rare species and environment.
Loophole for developers: Cutting forest reserve projects into small pieces

Loophole for developers: Cutting forest reserve projects into small pieces

No need to make EIA public if project is under 500ha.
A virtual graveyard for deaths in custody

A virtual graveyard for deaths in custody

Let’s visit a few of the many victims.

Power play: Who’s who in Malaysia’s coal energy business

Power play: Who’s who in Malaysia’s coal energy business

The players that power our largest, cheapest and dirtiest source of energy.

Power and money: Is Malaysia still banking on coal?

Power and money: Is Malaysia still banking on coal?

Here are the Malaysian banks that are banking on coal.

50 years after NEP, a wealth and ethnic divide

50 years after NEP, a wealth and ethnic divide

SPECIAL REPORT | On this day in 1971, the New Economic Policy was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat. It changed Malaysian society.

'Back door' vaccine agents using MySejahtera loophole?

'Back door' vaccine agents using MySejahtera loophole?

Source claims vaccination centre staff have access to system which administers appointments via app's backend.

Som Forest: Home to tapirs and elephants or mining site for Pahang royals?

Som Forest: Home to tapirs and elephants or mining site for Pahang royals?

UPDATED 4.40PM | A mining project is seeking approval to excavate iron in 60.76ha of a degazetted forest reserve.

How much information can be revealed with your IC number?

How much information can be revealed with your IC number?

How many government websites are indirectly disclosing your personal data by requiring your IC number for access?
New royalty-linked mining project near Tasik Chini despite 'rehab' pledge

New royalty-linked mining project near Tasik Chini despite 'rehab' pledge

The Pahang govt made an exemption for the mining project, located about 3km from environmentally sensitive Tasik Chini.
EIA contradicts Lynas and MB, multiple risks to Kuantan

EIA contradicts Lynas and MB, multiple risks to Kuantan

Lynas' radioactive dump will be in a water catchment area.

Unwanted neighbours: Lynas waste in Felda settlers' backyard

Unwanted neighbours: Lynas waste in Felda settlers' backyard

Felda settlements set to have another brush with heavy industry as rare earth waste may end up a stone's throw away.

Company linked to royalty in Lynas' waste disposal site project

Company linked to royalty in Lynas' waste disposal site project

A total of 202.35 hectares, size of 283 football fields, has been carved out of Bukit Kuantan forest reserve.

Medical woes: Try stepping into the shoes of a transgender person

Medical woes: Try stepping into the shoes of a transgender person

SPECIAL REPORT | 'Imagine me, with this face, seeing a gynaecologist.'

How a five-year-old girl crossed jungles and rough seas to safety

How a five-year-old girl crossed jungles and rough seas to safety

Left with no choice as violence escalates, a father sends his little girl on a fishing vessel, alone with strangers.
'If I stayed, I'd be carrying arms, marching to war'

'If I stayed, I'd be carrying arms, marching to war'

Escaping child soldier recruitment, a boy travels by land and water to reach Malaysia.

'Being a refugee is being adrift in the ocean - where tide goes, you live’

'Being a refugee is being adrift in the ocean - where tide goes, you live’

Left on their own in a strange place, two boys make a 4,800-kilometre journey to M'sia as refugees.

How a M'sian family opened up their home to young refugees

How a M'sian family opened up their home to young refugees

When Zurina heard of a young suicidal refugee who was on his own, she told her husband 'Go get him.'

Lone Passage: Tracing the solo journeys of child refugees to Malaysia

Lone Passage: Tracing the solo journeys of child refugees to Malaysia

More than 800 child refugees and asylum seekers travel to Malaysia on their own. These are their stories.
The who's who in the Sabah 2020 election

The who's who in the Sabah 2020 election

KINIGUIDE | Giants? Political frogs? Malaysiakini breaks down the contests that matter the most in a crowded field.