Today's top Malaysian news, sport and lifestyle.
Penang will conduct a comprehensive structural safety assessment of heritage buildings statewide after debris from a heritage shophouse on Armenian Street fell and injured two tourists. Officials are coordinating with the National Heritage Department to appoint independent engineers.
A new study of Bachman's sparrows in South Florida suggests that physical habitat—trees, shrubs, and wind—influences which songs young birds learn, adding environmental factors to theories of birdsong evolution.
Police in Kedah arrested a man and recovered 89 protected turtles and tortoises during coordinated raids at two locations. The operation represents a significant blow against illegal wildlife trafficking in the northern state.
More than 2,500 residents in Bandar Cheneh Baharu, Terengganu, faced a frightening incursion when wild elephants invaded their housing estate for the second time this year, prompting calls for stronger wildlife management.
Malaysia's Malayan tiger population is showing signs of recovery following the launch of the Biodiversity Protection and Patrol programme in 2019, driven by intensified enforcement patrols, increased arrests of poachers, and expanded protected forest areas.
Police arrested a man in Kapar after discovering a RM100,000 Black-winged Kite kept without proper licensing or permits at his residence.
An Orang Asli villager in Sungai Siput, Perak, sustained serious injuries after being attacked by an elephant while attempting to protect his community's crops from a marauding herd last Friday.
Authorities in Kelantan apprehended two men during an operation in Tumpat, seizing eight protected macaws estimated at RM400,000. The pair were transporting the birds along Jalan Bandar Tumpat.
New Zealand has confirmed its first H5N1 bird flu case in a migratory seabird, prompting authorities to vaccinate 300 breeding birds from five endangered species to prevent potential extinction.
A coalition of California agencies has launched an ambitious restoration project to protect giant sequoias after wildfires destroyed nearly a fifth of the world's population. The effort involves thinning forests, planting seedlings, and conducting controlled burns.