Malaysia
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Health
Health Southeast AsiaMalaria Measures: One Country’s Success Is Another’s Inspiration
Inspired by other countries' journeys, Southeast Asia has doubled down on its fight to defeat malaria, and since 2000, the number of cases has dropped by 80%, with many nations like Malaysia transitioning from disease control to elimination.
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Society
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Society
Society Nepal“Be Safe Out There, We’ll Show You How” Nepal Government Tells Their Millions of Migrant Workers
Approximately 1,000 out of around 4 million Nepali migrants die abroad each year, and the government is taking steps to significantly reduce that number: now, Nepalis will need mandatory safety training before migrating for work.
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Environment
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Society
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Environment
Environment IndonesiaDeforestation: Take Your Rival Malaysia as Example, Palm Oil Leader Indonesia Is Told
Environmentalists are pushing the world’s top palm oil producer, Indonesia, to learn from its competing grower, Malaysia: the latter country recently allowed plantation and land maps to be made public, in a mission to fight deforestation and fires.
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Health
Health MalaysiaMalaysia’s Lower Income Workers Finally Get Health Insurance – and It’s Free!
Malaysia’s Finance Ministry launched a free national health scheme earlier this year for the country’s bottom 40 percentile income group – offering them medical insurance and protection from 36 critical illnesses.
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Society
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Environment
Environment IndonesiaPalm Oil Competitors Join Forces to Protect Forests with High-Tech Monitoring
Ten major companies that sell and use palm oil are working together on a new radar system to accelerate the fight against deforestation, closely monitoring forests across the world’s top two palm oil producers and exporters: Malaysia and Indonesia.