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Malaysia: Severe Flooding Hits Borneo, 5 Dead And Thousands Displaced 2

Severe flooding has hit several states in Borneo Island, killing at least 5 people, forcing thousands to evacuate after days of torrential rain.

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Malaysia: Severe Flooding Hits Borneo, 5 Dead And Thousands Displaced

Severe flooding has hit several states in Borneo Island, killing at least 5 people, forcing thousands to evacuate after days of torrential rain.

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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows an orangutan in a new enclosure at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new facility for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New presidential palace in Indonesia

Video taken on Nov. 2, 2023, shows Indonesia's new presidential palace under construction in Sepaku, East Kalimantan. (Kyodo)

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Captive pig-tailed macaque released to wild in SW China

STORY: Captive pig-tailed macaque released to wild in SW China DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the monkey making troubles in the building 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN CHAOXIA, Firefighter STORYLINE: A firefighter who was resting at home in Lancang County, Yunnan Province, had an unexpected visitor: a pig-tailed macaque that broke into his home and caused some trouble. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN CHAOXIA, Firefighter "When I went upstairs, I saw the monkey jumping around, maybe trying to escape. But the windows were all closed, so it couldn't get out. It looked very anxious and fierce." The firefighter examined the macaque for any injuries and then released it to a forest far from the village. The pig-tailed macaque is a national first-class protected wild animal. It lives mostly in high-altitude rainforests, and is common in the southern half of Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Bangka Island. Xinhua News Agency correspond

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Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Two crew members of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer use binoculars during a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer is also participating in the operation.

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Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Onami participates in a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer, Takanami, is also taking part in the operation.

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Brunei to implement Islamic law

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah delivers a speech in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan on April 30, 2014. Bolkiah said the tiny oil-rich sultanate on Borneo Island will begin implementing Islamic law the following day.

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Sultan of Sulu

MANILA, Philippines - Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his home in the Manila area in the Philippines on March 13, 2013. The sultan is the leader of Philippine Muslim gunmen who landed on Sabah on Malaysia's Borneo Island in February in a bid to press the so-called Sulu Sultanate's claim to the territory.

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2 dead, 17 still missing on Malaysian mountain after earthquake

A man (R front) talks to the media in Kundasang, eastern Malaysia, on June 6, 2015, after climbing down Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia's highest mountain, following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck the mountain on Borneo island the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deforestation in progress on Borneo Island for farmland development

File photo taken in November 2011 shows forest being cleared for the development of palm oil plantations in the Malaysian part of Borneo Island. The orangutan population on the island, currently about 55,000, has been decreasing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother, baby orangutans on Malaysia's Borneo Island

File photo taken in November 2011 shows a mother orangutan and her offspring in the Malaysian part of Borneo Island. The "Great Apes Survival Partnership" of the United Nations Environment Program has come up with a study predicting 80 percent of habitats for orangutans on the island will be lost by 2080 if deforestation and global warming continue at the current pace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New species of miniature frog discovered in Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in August 2008 shows a new species of miniature narrow-mouthed frog, named Microhyla malang, discovered at Kubah National Park in Sarawak state on the island of Borneo in Malaysia. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto University professor Masafumi Matsui) (Kyodo)

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Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Two crew members of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer use binoculars during a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer is also participating in the operation. (Kyodo)

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Malaysia decides to stop importing N. Korean labor

Photo taken in March 2017 shows the construction site for a condominium in Sarawak on the Malaysian island of Borneo, where many North Koreans were working. Malaysia has decided to stop issuing work permits for North Korean laborers, after the apparent assassination of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Kuala Lumpur in February 2017, according to government sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo