Despite Potential Benefits, New Roads Cause Consternation in Indigenous Communities
New research finds that people from communities that weren't close to a road were more skeptical about the prospect of a new one.
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Meet the Syrian Man Stranded at the Kuala Lumpur Airport for 91 Days and Counting
Trapped in an arrivals hall in a Malaysian airport, Hassan Al Kontar has the vagaries of the modern global systems of asylum to blame. To pass the time, he narrates his strange new life through selfie videos.
Selective Logging Damages Fish Populations as Much as Clear-Cutting
A recent study out of Malaysia illustrates that even responsible logging practices severely harm local fish populations.
Shut Out of Malaysia’s Health-Care System, the Transgender Community Seeks Medical Refuge in Thailand
Transgender health care has diminished alongside a creeping crackdown against Malaysia's LGBT community over the last four decades.
Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Make Workers’ Lives Better?
Or will its historic labor protections be ignored and unenforced?
Habitat Destruction Is Exposing Us to a Dangerous New Form of Malaria
Habitat destruction isn’t just killing wildlife—it’s killing us.