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SIBU, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Orang Utan are only found in three specific habitats and not all over the state jungles, Dr.Penguang Manggil, permanent secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Public Health said.

The Orang Utan in Sarawak were only found in the Lantjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, the Batang Ai National Park and the Sebuyau National Park, he said to correct the misconception that they existed everywhere.

By Paul Armstrong, CNN
March 20, 2010
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A video clip which shows an office worker opening a Kit Kat chocolate bar and finding an orangutan's finger has been re-posted on video-sharing Web site YouTube, a day after it was removed at the request of food giant Nestlé.

26/03/2010 - National Geographic Channel will premiere an one-hour documentary starring Dato Michelle Yeoh, titled Among the Great Apes With Michelle Yeoh on Sun, March 28 at 7pm on National Geographic Channel.

It is the channel's global initiative of broadcasting world-class programming to inspire people to rethink the world we live in and the unique cultures we embrace.

By Achmad Sukarsono

Source: Bloomberg Business Week

March 26 -- Nestle SA’s decision to stop buying from Indonesian palm-oil producer Sinar Mas Group over deforestation concerns is “perfectly normal,” the country’s environment minister said, suggesting the government doesn’t plan to protest.

These photos were taken three weeks ago at the A'Famosa Safari Park in Malaysia. These poor orangutan-- and many others like them-- are forced to perform in circus/clown-like shows in front of jeering crowds who laugh at them. Note the thin, anorexic looking orangutan. During these daily shows not one word is said about the conservation of the orangutans.

Source: Bloomberg & Jakarta Globe

Indonesian Planter Sinar Mas to Seek Review of Greenpeace Accusations of

March 25, 2010 - Sinar Mas Group, the palm oil producer losing customers amid allegations it has destroyed rain forests, said it plans to appoint independent groups to assess the claims made by Greenpeace.

Source: Reuters

The European Union appears to be backtracking on its biofuels policy with a new impact assessment showing that more than 5.6 percent of biofuel in road fuels can damage the environment.

EU leaders agreed in 2008 that 10 percent of transport fuels should come from renewable sources by 2020 -- mostly biofuels as electric cars and railways would still be in their infancy.

By Anthony Deutsch in Jakarta

Published: March 24 2010
Source: The Financial Times

Cargill, the world’s largest trader of agricultural commodities, has become the third company to reconsider its relationship with a top Indonesian palm oil supplier over allegations it is tearing down protected forests to make way for plantations.

By Connie Cone Sexton - Mar. 24, 2010
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