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Mt Dukono erupts 76 times as volcanic activity surges
3+ week, 1+ day ago (246+ words) Dukono Volcano Observation Post officer Bambang Sugiono reported that ash plumes rose between 800 metres (m) and 1, 400 m above the summit, drifting towards the northwest, with emissions ranging from moderate to thick intensity. He said the high frequency of eruptions was accompanied…...
Earthquake of 6 magnitude hits off Indonesia's Timor island, geophysics agency says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (67+ words) The Star Earthquake of 6 magnitude hits off Indonesia's Timor island, geophysics agency says The epicentre was at a depth of 31 km, the agency said. - Reuters Thank you for your report! ' + '' + jobj. items[x]. headline + ' Best viewed on Chrome browsers. Thank…...
Shifting away from fossil fuels
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (616+ words) PETALING JAYA: The concern raised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that the world is facing a serious energy crisis should serve as a push for Malaysia towards renewable energy. Sunway University economics Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said fossil…...
A new US trade deal with Indonesia secures fossil fuels and access to critical minerals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) Indonesia agreed to widen access for U. S. investors in critical minerals, boost its purchases of U. S. crude and liquefied petroleum gas, back the development of an American coal export corridor and cooperate on small modular nuclear reactors. In turn, the U. S. trimmed a…...
New species, rare wildlife, including a pit viper, discovered in Cambodia's karst caves, say conservationists
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): A new biodiversity survey has revealed the vast array of species living within karst ecosystems in western Cambodia's Battambang province, conservationists said in a joint press release on Monday. Exploring over 60 caves across ten hills in the…...
Fossil evidence shows the presence of lions in ancient Japan
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (389+ words) TOKYO (Bernama-Kyodo): Lions lived in a wide area of the Japanese archipelago tens of thousands of years ago, as analysis of fossil specimens that were believed to be of tigers were revealed to belong to an extinct lion species, a…...
10, 000-year-old porcupine fossil goes "missing
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) IPOH: A fossil, believed to be that of a porcupine dating back 10, 000 years, previously embedded in a cave wall at Gua Matsoorat near here, has gone missing, raising concerns about the protection of geological heritage sites. Experienced guide, volunteer, explorer,…...
Ipoh rattled by mystery boom again, no seismic activity detected
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (174+ words) IPOH: The Perak Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG) has not received any complaints about the mysterious loud noise heard in several areas here and surrounding districts. Its director Nizarulikram Abdul Rahim said in a brief response on Monday (Feb 9) that…...
Erosion continues to surge
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (527+ words) Monday, 26 Jan 2026 Fallen giant: Erosion is causing many trees to fall along the shoreline of Tanjung Bungah, Penang, raising concern among local residents and businesses. " ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star GEORGE TOWN: Spring tides continued to batter Penang's coastline, uprooting at…...
Cebu landfill landslide: Death toll rises to six
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) Members of the search and rescue team looking for people after a landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on Jan 11, 2026. - AFP CEBU CITY: The death toll from the Binaliw landfill collapse in Cebu City, in the Philippines,…...