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Day: December 29, 2025

CSOs and Workers Union Welcome New NRES Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup: A Call to Finalize Ban on Asbestos and Lead ASEAN

Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP), Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Health and Safety Advisory Centre (HASAC) welcome the appointment of YB Dato’ Sri Arthur Joseph Kurup as the new Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES). The four organizations call on the Minister to finalize a comprehensive ban on...
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THE GREAT BANYAN – A Symbol of Sustainability

This one tree is so massive it’s like an entire forest! Imagine standing beneath a 250-year-old tree that spans across 3.5 acres of land, with its branches reaching out like a massive, living network. This is the Great Banyan tree, located in India's Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah, near Kolkata. It’s not just any tree – it’s the largest tree in the world in...
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Parents’ Smartphone Use Can Affect Baby’s Development

We already know excessive smartphone use affects people’s mental health and their relationships. But when new parents use digital technologies during caregiving, they might also compromise their baby’s development. Smartphone use in the presence of infants is associated with a range of negative developmental outcomes, including threats to the formation of a secure attachment. The transition...
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PROTECT NATURE’S GIFTS

The earth gives us its greatest treasure: clean air, fresh water, abundant life, and endless beauty. These gifts shared with us – every day, year after year – sustain us, inspire us, and remind us of our place in nature. Forests give us the air we breathe, the shade we seek, and a home for countless creatures. The ocean gives us the fish we eat, the oxygen we need, natural barriers like reefs...
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This Holiday Season…

SPEND SENSIBLY, BUY WITH PURPOSE The most expensive part of the holidays isn’t the gifts. It’s the regret after the lights are gone. Sales are everywhere. Everything feels urgent. Every promo looks like a “once-in-a-lifetime” deal. But when you buy something your budget can’t really afford, the happiness doesn’t last. January comes with bills. Money feels tight. And the stress hits...
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SLEEP WELL, FEEL BETTER

Sleep does more than restore energy. Research shows that consistently getting 7-9 hours of sleep each night can reduce overall feelings of sadness by about 22%, highlighting how deeply rest shapes emotional health. During sleep, the brain actively processes emotions. Key regions involved in mood regulation reset stress responses and organize emotional memories. When sleep is limited, these...
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UN Report Estimates Bold Climate Action Would Deliver $100 Trillion in Benefits by 2100

“If we choose to stay on the current path — powering our economies with fossil fuels, extracting virgin resources, destroying nature, polluting the environment — the damages would stack up.” A new report from the United Nations Environment Program has found that addressing the global climate emergency would deliver major economic benefits, in addition to creating a cleaner and more...
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RETURN TO BASICS

They didn’t just sell us convenience. They sold us the idea that exhaustion is normal – and that dependence equals progress. Somewhere along the way, cooking turned into a chore instead of a ritual. Gardening became a “hobby,” not a birthright. Preserving food shifted from a survival skill to a lifestyle aesthetic. But that knowledge never disappeared. It was only interrupted. The soil...
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KINDNESS OVER LUXURY

Japanese Man Sells Ferrari to Build Animal Shelter After His Pet Dog Saved His Life A 54-year-old Japanese businessman, Hirotaka Saito, made a life-changing decision after his own dog saved him from ending his life: he sold his Ferrari and closed his company to open Wansfree, a free canine rescue in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Specializing in “problematic dogs” – those with aggressive...
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