Keeping ahead of the times, as another year winds down on a happy note
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we close another year, we reflect on the many impactful projects we were proud to undertake. This year was no less eventful than previous ones, and one of our highlights was our collaboration with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). Together, we aimed to provide science-based information to dispel the myths and misinformation surrounding […]
MADE IN SARAWAK CHEESE
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Green Valley Dairy Farm, Sarawak’s pioneer cheese producer, is set to roll out its first batch of mozzarella cheese from its processing plant in Merapok near Lawas this August. Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said this production will put the RM16-million facility located at the […]
Singing to babies improves their mood
Reading Time: 2 minutesSinging to your infant can significantly boost the baby’s mood, according to a recent Yale study published May 28 in Child Development. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, new findings support that singing is an easy, safe, and free way to help improve the mental well-being […]
The Green Pontiff: Pope Francis and his legacy of environmental justice
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a world fraying at the seams – from environmental collapse to social inequality – the late Pope Francis emerged as a prophetic voice with Laudato Si’, his landmark 2015 encyclical on care for our common home. With the gentleness of Saint Francis of Assisi and the moral clarity of a global shepherd, he called the […]
New carrier birds brought avian flu to Europe, Americas
Reading Time: 2 minutesBird flu cases are rising rapidly in the United States and around the world. A new study traces how the disease spread over the last two decades from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas. New bird species, from pelicans to peregrine falcons, are catching and carrying the disease, the study finds. The pattern may be a […]