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Malaysia's Last Male Sumatran Rhino Dies, Fewer Than 80 Left In World
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 7:14 AM
Malaysia's last surviving male Sumatran rhino died Monday, wildlife officials said, leaving behind only one female in the country and pushing the critically-endangered species closer to extinction. Once found as-far-away-as eastern India and throughout Malaysia, the Sumatran rhino has been almost wiped out, with fewer than 80 left, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Only a handful of creatures remain in wilds of Indonesia.
Former Malaysian King Sultan Ahmad Shah passes away
Thursday, May 23, 2019, 7:50 AM
Malaysia's seventh King and football veteran Sultan Ahmad Shah passed away here on Wednesday at the age of 88. Ahmad Shah was also the fifth Sultan of Malaysia's central Pahang state. The state's Chief Minister Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said in a statement that Ahmad Shah died at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning, according to state news agency Bernama.
Malaysia To Send Plastic Waste To Developed Countries That Sent It There
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 7:31 AM
Malaysia, which has become the dumping ground for the world's plastic waste, will send back non-recyclable plastic scrap to the developed countries that sent it there, its environment minister said on Tuesday. Malaysia last year became the leading alternative destination for plastic scrap after China banned imports of such waste, disrupting the flow of more than 7 million tonnes of plastic scrap a year.
