Natural Habitat Was Disturbed, Whose Fault?
Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohd Tajuddin bin Abdullah – Natural Habitat Was Disturbed, Whose Fault? (Habitat Alam Terganggu, Salah Siapa?) – 26 March 2016
200 Camera Spying Tiger (Utusan Malaysia)
Questionnaire Study: Pangolin Conservation Awareness Among Primary School Students in The Geoparks Kenyir
By: Muhammad Hafiz Bin Sulaiman A questionnaire survey among primary school students was conducted at Sekolah Kebangsaan Nibong, Hulu Terengganu on 2 March 2016 (Wednesday). The study lasted for 1 hour, starting at 10.45 am and ended at 11:45 am. The questionnaire study consisted of students from standard 4, 5 and 6. The study was […]
Fellow Visit from USA Cum Deputy Director (Recovery) – Elizabeth River Project, Norfolk, Virginia, USA to UMT
By: Muhammad Hafiz Bin Sulaiman Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) has received a visit from Mr. Josef Franz Rieger (Joe), a Fellow from the US which is Deputy Director (Restoration)-Elizabeth River Project in Virginia, US and Ms. Chuah Lay Theng (representative of Terengganu Malaysian Nature Society). On the first day, the organizer, Kenyir Research Institute (IPK) […]
Workshop on Scientific Writing and Publishing by Prof. Emeritus Dr. John W. Lewis
By: Muhammad Hafiz Bin Sulaiman Workshop on scientific writing and publishing was organized by the Kenyir Research Institute (IPK) and Research Management Center (RMC). This program aims to provide additional input to the researchers how to prepare good quality manuscript to be sent to the article journal publisher. The program was carried out on 28 […]
Endangered Pangolin Featured in Dewan Kosmik (December 2015)
Terengganu first to issue fatwa against wildlife poaching
New Straits Times (NST) KUALA BERANG: Terengganu became the first state in Malaysia to issue a fatwa against wildlife poaching, signifying its recognition that illegal hunting is ‘haram’ (forbidden). The fatwa was announced to over 500 local people at a fatwa and falak seminar organised by Terengganu’s Mufti Department. The fatwa highlighted the tenets in […]
Correspondence article in Nature by Dr. Reuben entitled ‘Peat fires: consumers to help beat them out’
Peat fires: consumers to help beat them out Nature 527, 7578 (2015). Authors: Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Mary Rose C. Posa & Gopalasamy R. Clements Southeast Asia’s choking air pollution continues unabated, fuelled by the burning of peat swamps for agriculture. The issue flies in the face of long-standing regional agreements on land clearance by governments […]