China is at the heart of a trade that is pushing some tropical trees towards extinction, environmental groups say. One such is the tropical merbau tree, says Greenpeace. Merbau trees that are mostly ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The merbau tree (Malacca teak) is now the national tree, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “With its hardy nature, I believe that all Malaysians can take the merbau as a ...

The incident of the illegal felling of the 100-year-old Merbau tree by the Temenggor Lake is a sad incident for Malaysia. This when the state forestry department recently reported to the Perak mentri ...

LETTER | Recently, the merbau was selected as the country’s national tree, and the choice is indeed a wise one. The merbau is found all over the country, including in Sabah and Sarawak. It is a ...

The environmental protection group Greenpeace says China's illegal trade in the endangered merbau tree is destroying ancient forests and speeding up the tree's extinction. The wood is smuggled from ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A Merbau teak tree, Malaysia's national tree, has been planted at Taman Tugu here to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and ...

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo marks his visit to the Perdana Botanical Garden in Kuala Lumpur by planting a Merbau tree today. He was welcomed by Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Dr ...

China is at the heart of a trade that is pushing some tropical trees towards extinction, environmental groups say. One such is the tropical merbau tree, says Greenpeace. Merbau trees that are mostly ...