Zimbabwe’s parks agency says it has seized 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of ivory destined for Malaysia. National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo on Wednesday said the ivory was worth over $500,000. Farawo says no one has been arrested yet and police questioned officials from a travel agency before releasing them. Poaching is […]
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Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum’s annual rankings showed on Wednesday. Following is a table showing the top 30 countries, according to the World Economic Forum. 1 Switzerland 2 United States 3 Singapore 4 Netherlands 5 Germany 6 Hong Kong 7 Sweden 8 United […]
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Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world’s most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior official said Monday. The 330 ploughshare and radiated tortoises seized at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sunday were worth $276,784, Abdul Wahid Sulong, deputy director of the customs department told AFP. All of the reptiles […]
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Almost 300 tonnes of oil spilled into Malaysian and Singaporean waters after two container ships collided in a Malaysian port, officials said Wednesday. “The oil spill has been contained,” a local maritime official told AFP after Tuesday’s accident in the busy port of Pasir Gudang in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor bordering Singapore. The Singapore-registered […]
Read More A number of Indian state-owned refiners have been actively picking up Malaysian oil cargoes for loading in July and August amid growing uncertainty over the exports of Nigeria’s crude grades, according to regional sweet crude traders. In a report by Punchng, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Monday issued a spot tender to purchase several Malaysian […]
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