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04 Sep 2015
An initiative supported by International Development Research Centre supports research in Southeast Asia that aims to improve understanding of the effects of agricultural change on ecosystems and human health, and provide sustainable solutions.
SMU Assistant Professor Yang Hwajin
24 Aug 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Yang Hwajin studies how language shapes our ability to process information.
SMU Assistant Professor Song Jiyoung
24 Aug 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Song Jiyoung works on migration management, a multidisciplinary field that helps vulnerable migrants and mobile populations.
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19 Aug 2015
The Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak has issued a video statement highlighting his intention to protect orangutans in a biodiverse-rich region in Malaysia.
SMU Assistant Professor Maartje de Visser
17 Aug 2015
A country’s constitution protects the rights of its citizens. But who protects the constitution? SMU Assistant Professor Maartje de Visser looks to answer this question.
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12 Aug 2015
A community programme initiated by researchers in Malaysia aims to increase livestock in a rural area as well as producing income for goat breeders by equipping them with expert knowledge through training.
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07 Aug 2015
Using palm oil and Rutaceae herb, researchers at University of Putra Malaysia (UPM) have developed cooking oil that can be used 80 times.
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14 Jul 2015
The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the Standard Chartered Foundation will continue working together to improve the level of knowledge and awareness of Autism.
14 Jul 2015
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of the renowned Bangladeshi development organization BRAC, has won the 2015 World Food Prize.
14 Jul 2015
Universiti Putra Malaysia Professor Ir Dr Mohd Sapuan Salit has become the first Malaysian engineer to have been elected as Fellow of the United States’ Society of Automotive Engineers International.
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14 Jul 2015
Wildlife Conservation Society and the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration announced today that 21 captive-raised southern river terrapins have been released back into their native habitat in southwest Cambodia.
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02 Jul 2015
The Bank Rakyat Foundation (BRF) intends to showcase sustainable development on an island at peninsular Malaysia’s east coast with the expertise of The National University of Malaysia (UKM).
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30 Jun 2015
Commuter families normally consist of dual-career marriages that choose to establish separate homes to fulfill their career commitments.
29 May 2015
Researchers in South-East Asia are studying how tourism policy and local community involvement impact the tourism industry.
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28 May 2015
A survey by Taylor’s-Toulouse University Centre (TTUC) is collecting data on the food habits of individuals and how their choices are related to modernisation and other social factors. Results show that almost 40% of all Malaysian meals are consumed outside the home – one of the highest dining out rates worldwide.
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26 May 2015
Australian researchers are working with Indonesian government agencies and universities to assess the impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in eastern Indonesia.
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26 May 2015
Researchers are working with Punjabi farmers to test innovations that will reduce pressure on overused aquifers.
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21 May 2015
Malaysia aims to protect 10% of its marine environment by 2020. Less than 1%, however, is currently protected. This may have dire consequences for the country’s endangered dugong population, warn a Malaysian scientist and her research team.
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20 May 2015
Researchers have published the first systematic data on infanticide and illegal infant abandonment in Malaysia, which could ultimately aid in the development of preventive measures.
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20 May 2015
A Malaysian indigenous group has revived its alphabet from the brink of extinction, thanks to specially designed computer fonts.
15 May 2015
A Book analysing and describing plants and selected food based on the verses of the Quran and Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and authoured by researchers of The National University of (UKM), was launched.
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15 May 2015
Research has found that the Malays were the first farmers who cultivated rice and domesticated livestock in today's Java Sea, Malacca and Sunda straits, and the islands between them.
13 May 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) held the Second Inauguration of Endowed Professorships at the Jockey Club Auditorium
13 May 2015
A key priority of the program is to develop evidence, innovations and policies for improved health, healthier food systems, and the prevention of food-related non-communicable diseases.
12 May 2015
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) has become the first global university to offer MA in Education in Sri Lanka.
12 May 2015
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has won the 2015 United Nations Population Award.
12 May 2015
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada launched "Together: An Exhibition on Global Development" on April 22, 2015 in Ottawa, featuring the work of 21 Canadian organizations, including IDRC, that are helping to improve the quality of life in the developing world.
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15 Apr 2015
Research into porpoise fossils found in Teisho, Hokkaido reveals that early porpoises possessed a long, narrow stout, a beak and experienced a faster rate of physical development, unlike their contemporary equivalents.
15 Apr 2015
An opinion article by Masaoki Ishikawa, Director of Waseda Institute of the Policy of Social Safety and Professor at the Faculty of Law of Waseda University (Criminal Policy, Juvenile Law).

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Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Hwang Hye-seong (5 July 1920 – 14 December 2006) was an expert on Korean royal court cuisine, the knowledge of which she dedicated her career to keeping alive. Formerly an assistant professor of nutritional science, Hwang met the last kitchen court lady in the Joseon Dynasty Han Hui-sun and, from her, learned about the culinary traditions of the royal court.