The British, who find glorious words for both victories and defeats, have an expression for their retreat from imperialism. They call it “creative abdication.” In Malaya, Britain’s rubber-rich colony, ...

Malayan Insurance Co. Inc. (Malayan Insurance) has again demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and social responsibility through its annual GameChangers corporate social responsibility (CSR) ...

How the Guardian reported the seventh Winter Olympics at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy From KK Norsky 27 January 1956 Today’s Olympic pageant was an impressive affair, even though the Olympic torch bearer ...

During the Malayan Emergency, British forces faced an enemy that vanished into dense jungle. Conventional troops struggled to track them. The solution came from Borneo - the Iban people. 2 women were ...

SINGAPORE – A rare Malayan tapir that was spotted in the wee hours of Feb 2 in the Defu industrial area near Paya Lebar is being monitored, the authorities said. In response to queries from The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Malayan tapir at Rainforest Wild Asia. The Malayan tapir is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation ...

VETERANS are fundraising to refurbish a memorial bench after a “rescue mission” to move it to Worcester. The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association Worcester branch members are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver Zoo officials are investigating after the zoo’s two Malayan tapirs died, the zoo announced Friday. “We’re deeply saddened to share that we recently ...

DENVER — Teams at the Denver Zoo are working to determine what happened to their two Malayan tapirs, who recently died. In a Friday post, the zoo announced the deaths of 16-year-old JohHi and ...

Lifelong Cortina residents “Tita” Pordon and Bruno Colli reflect on how the 1956 Olympics changed their lives. With more than 100 years of Winter Olympics history, no city or ski resort has ever ...

In January 1899, the American gunboat USS Wilmington set out on an expedition to Venezuela, steaming up the Orinoco River toward the country’s interior. On board was an American diplomat, Francis ...