Displacement in Sarawak
The Malaysian government has routinely put private-sector interests and infrastructure projects ahead of the livelihoods of indigenous people.
The Malaysian government has routinely put private-sector interests and infrastructure projects ahead of the livelihoods of indigenous people.
Refugees who fled to Malaysia battle deteriorating mental health, traumatized by death threats, war zones, and disability.
Refugees in Malaysia are not allowed to work and do not have access to health facilities or public school education. So what does their everyday lives look like?
Malaysia shelters thousands of mostly Rohingya refugees but offers them few protections, and children bear the brunt of the restrictions.
Oil palm has a reputation as an environmental menace. Can the latest genetic research change that?
Bill Kayong was 15 minutes into his morning commute when he was shot in the head. He was one of dozens of people killed defending environmental causes in 2016.
For a glimpse of how nature might — or might not — adapt to ocean acidification, scientists turn to the prickly “hedgehog of the sea.”
As demand for palm oil grows, thousands of child laborers toil on Malaysia's plantations.
Malaysian wildlife officials say 14 dead pygmy elephants were found last month in Borneo, apparently poisoned by chemicals used by farmers on the country's massive palm-oil plantations.
Steve Sapienza exposes the human cost of palm oil, a cheap ingredient used in many processed foods.
Once a crime-ridden backwater, Lahad Datu is a boomtown fueled by palm oil. While locals enjoy the turnaround, few are willing to do the dirty work needed to keep it going.
Long a preferred cooking ingredient in developing countries, palm oil is now in greater demand in Western markets because of its low price and long shelf life. But at what cost?