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Terror group Abu Sayyaf kidnaps 5 Indonesian fishermen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 06:49 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines have seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Read more »

Malaysia reports first polio case in 27 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 08:46 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island. Read more »

Indonesian haze shuts down schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:56 PM

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighboring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city's Formula One motor race. Read more »

Capital flight: Indonesian move could prompt new environment crisis

Natalia Santi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 02:59 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Abandoning Jakarta for a new capital in Borneo won't save the fast-sinking Indonesian megacity from disaster and could even spark a fresh environmental crisis in a region home to rainforests and endangered orangutans, critics have warned.  Read more »

Indonesian president unveils site of new capital on Borneo island

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 05:06 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia plans to move its capital to Borneo island from Jakarta, a crowded, polluted city on the north coast of Java island which is slowly sinking, the president said on Monday. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf gunmen kidnap 10 fishermen off Borneo: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 10:33 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Suspected Islamic State-linked militants kidnapped 10 fishermen off Borneo island Tuesday and took them to the southern Philippines, police said, the latest abductions in the strife-torn waters. Read more »

Milo Marathon king conquers Borneo event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 04:15 PM

Milo Marathon King Joerge Andrade proved his athletic mettle abroad as he emerged victorious in his first ever international 42K race at the Borneo International Marathon on Sunday in Kota Kinabalu. Read more »

Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo

Will Dunham, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 19 12:34 PM

Hunting by people and habitation destruction by oil palm, paper, logging and mining industries helped drive a startling drop of about 50 percent in the orangutan population on the island of Borneo from 1999 to 2015, scientists said on Thursday. Read more »