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In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant
NBC NEWS· 1 hour agoAn orangutan named Rakus hit a rough patch in the summer of 2022. Researchers heard a fight between...
New orangutan behavior observed for the first time
Newsweek· 1 hour agoScientists have spotted an orangutan using medicinal plants to tend to its own wounds. A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed by German and...
Orangutan, Heal Thyself
New York Times· 1 hour agoScientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in Indonesia. It...
The best countries to travel to in Southeast Asia
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoWith so many islands, it’s no surprise that the archipelago contains some of the region’s most attractive areas. Bali in particular is a tourism hotspot,...
Indonesia on high alert after Ruang volcano erupts for second time in fortnight
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt has the largest global population, totalling about 8.6 million, living within 10km of a volcano....
Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoFrom trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and...
Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash...
The £6bn tunnel that could link Europe to Africa by 2030
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAlas, soon after, the plan was once again abandoned. In 2013, the Malacca State Government revived...
Indonesia volcano erupts, thousands evacuated over tsunami threat
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIndonesia's remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times on Tuesday, authorities said, issuing...
This week in history: April 29-May 5
World Socialist Web Site· 3 days agoOn May 3, 1999, Indonesian troops killed 52 people in the province of Aceh, on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. The confrontation developed...
