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Nature 101: Majestic Giant Trees: Exploring the Top Giant Trees

Tallest Trees Sabah Nature

proudly hosts the world’s tallest tropical tree, the Yellow Meranti (Shorea faguetiana). This majestic species has reached a recorded height of 100.8 meters, with the tallest known specimen located in the pristine rainforests of the Danum Valley Conservation Area in , East Malaysia. The Yellow Meranti is a member of the Dipterocarpaceae family, a dominant group of trees in Southeast Asian rainforests. The Danum Valley, a protected area renowned for its biodiversity, provides an ideal habitat for these giants to flourish. Image source: My Sabah/Sabah Forestry Department

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General Elections 2022: GE15 – Pakatan Leads But With Some Bad News & Losses

2022 GE15 Elections Malaysia Map Parliament

GE15 results were predictable but the end showed how racial and religious the country has been with the North & East of the Peninsular going to the radial Perikatan Nasional (PN) whilst the West & South to (PH) with (BN) picking the middle. East squarely went to the dominant GRS & GPS coalition. Image source: Wikipedia

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General Elections 2022: Pakatan’s Action Plan – Positive & Direct Part 2

Pakatan Harapan Action Plan Election 2022 Manifesto

This will be the concluding post on ‘s list of the action plans that Pakatan promises to make once Pakatan takes over the rein of the . Please run through Part 1 of Pakatan Harapan’s list of action plans. Image source: Kita Boleh.

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National Security 2022: Ex-AG’s And Sulu’s Insane Billion Dollar Claim From Malaysia

Sulu Sabah Philippines

The fact is there has been an attempt by the Philippines to use the ‘s claim that it always owned the state of to lay its claim on the state. Whilst it is a fact that the Sulu Sultanate owned Sabah at one point in , the same cannot be said now. The Sulu Sultanate’s issue now left to be resolved is the outstanding annual payment of RM5,300. Image source: Sabah Kini.

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Malaysia 101: When Stupidity, Stubbornness and Double Standards Mixed

COVID19 Malaysia

What really went wrong in ‘s fight against ?

Just when Malaysia almost able to bend the curve, it suddenly spiked up again and it is running loose now. Have we gotten lax in and maintaining our precautions? It is the same case with disruptions in the state of – it is happening way too frequently these days. Image source: Our World In Data

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Outbreak 2020: Malaysia Breaking 10,000 COVID19 Case Thresholds

COVID19 Outbreak Health Malaysia KKM

is under the 2nd wave of wave – from a single-digit infection at one point mostly from returning Malaysians; it has now increased by 2 digits in recent days. This is not a good trend. Image source: DG, Ministry of Health

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Economy 101: Little Effect of Taxpayer Money On Fancy Projects

USD Money wallet

(We don’t have falling out from the sky for very personal whims and fancy projects – a fact some in have yet to realize. Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels)

No end for short-sighted, money-wasting people in Malaysia.

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