China has “panda diplomacy,” Australia parades koalas at global summits, and now Malaysia plans to join the Asia-Pacific trend for adorable ambassadors, by gifting orangutans to countries that ...

Malaysia has dropped “orangutan diplomacy” plans after a major backlash from conservation groups. In May, the south-east Asian country unveiled a scheme to send the critically endangered ...

Malaysia has asked the countries that buy its palm oil to adopt orangutans as part of its "orangutan diplomacy," but without moving them from their natural habitat, local media reported.

SANDAKAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Companies that import palm oil from Malaysia will be able to adopt orangutans but they will not be able to leave the country, the commodities minister said on Sunday ...

Malaysia plans to introduce "orangutan diplomacy" in its relations with major palm oil-importing countries, offering the animals as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Juvenile wild Bornean orangutans swing from tree to tree searching for food in Sepilok, Malaysia August 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo ...

The orangutans will not leave the country. ... Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil importers. By Mandy Leong. August 19, 2024 7:38 AM UTC Updated August 19, 2024 ...

Malaysia has dropped “orangutan diplomacy” plans after a major backlash from conservation groups. In May, the south-east Asian country unveiled a scheme to send the critically endangered ...

Donations to a Malaysian orangutan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including on funds that come from palm oil industry players, the overseeing foundation said on Wednesday.

Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil importers. Plantations and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani also pledged to halt deforestation in Malaysia, ...