In late March Friends of the Orangutans and Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group carried out an undercover investigation in an antique store near Pontianak, West Kalimantan and found its owner to be in possession of orangutan skulls, sun bear paws … Continued
With our ally Sabahat Alam Malaysia (SAM), FOTO organised a protest on April 12th that was held in front of KTS Trading’s office in Penang. KTS is one of the “Big Six” of Sarawak and owns shares in BLD which … Continued
Game Over! FOTO Malaysia received confirmation both remaining orangutans at the Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort in Sabah have been sent back to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, thus ending the 20 year exploitation of Sabah’s orphan orangutans at the luxury … Continued
On March 6th the Borneo Post published a scathing article written by Haji Wan Abdillah Hamid, the Executive Director of BLD Plantation Bhd. (BLD), a palm oil company which has been exposed clearing peatland for oil palm plantations near Sibu, … Continued
Update about our campaign to stop Shangri-La from exploiting orangutans in their luxurious resort in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: FOTO was informed earlier this week and is please to announce that the two remaining orangutans at the luxury resort will be … Continued
A state project consisting in building a paved road and a bridge in the Kinabatangan region in accordance with the Sabah Development Corridor’s plan (SDC) launched in January 2008, one of the economic corridors initiated under the 9th Malaysia … Continued
On 25th February Sarawak Report published our press statement regarding BLD Plantation’s continued destruction of peat forests near Sibu, in the Malaysian Borneo state of Sarawak. Below is the full statement. Link to the statement on Sarawak Report’s website can … Continued
After Bunge Limited, one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies, announced last year its suspension of new commercial activity with Malaysian palm oil company BLD Plantation Berhad, FOTO has been informed that Apical Malaysia Sdn Berhad declared in early February … Continued
The news we’ve all been waiting for is here! Shangri-la Rasa Ria Resort’s exploitation of orangutans to end in April! Please see the article at this link for more information. The resort made it look like there are voluntarily ending … Continued
Friends of the Orangutans are currently looking to employ a full-time Forest Campaigner. Please see details below: Responsibilities: • Collect and analyze remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) data from opan source databases • Create and manipulate … Continued