Sim Leoi Leoi

Malaysia

Journalist at The Star (Malaysia)

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Cloning concerns: Should we bring back extinct animals?

1 day ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

IT’S the stuff of fiction. When news broke that a biotechnology company in the United States had “successfully” cloned dire wolves, which have been extinct since the last Ice Age 13,000 years ago, it, well, broke the Internet. Time magazine captured the news eloquently with a cover picture of the dire wolf, which bears a close resemblance to an overly large white Swiss shepherd dog, with the word “extinct” crossed out.
Print Media emerges as digital detox among younger generation, says UK media advisor

3 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

KUALA LUMPUR: Print media has emerged as a valuable avenue for digital detox and in-depth engagement with niche audiences, such as the younger generation, says International Media Advisor of News Media UK Mark Challinor (pic). “Young people are using print as a detox from their devices and are sitting back and reading a magazine or a newspaper,” he said in a session on “Advertising Trends: What to look out for throughout 2025” during the WAN-INFRA Digital Media Asia 2025 on Wednesday (April 23).
Asbestos: The tiny fibres that threaten our lives

4 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

THE first time that Dr Jayabalan A. Thambyappa came across a patient suffering from mesothelioma was back in 1993. At that time, he was working at a private hospital in Malaysia as a medical officer. A man in his late 50s had come to the hospital complaining of shortness of breath and had been coughing for a few months. “The physician who saw him diagnosed him as possibly suffering from tuberculosis. He was sent for an x-ray.
Why did that sea turtle die?

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

THE group of people gather around the corpse on the table, their scalpels poised to make that first cut, their curiosity pricked. As the sharp edge digs into the flesh releasing a putrid gush of liquid, the men and women lean in closer. No, this isn’t an autopsy scene from a movie. It’s a necropsy workshop run by the Terengganu Fisheries Department for a group of conservationists in Rantau Abang, Dungun, and the corpse is a dead sea turtle.
In charge: Asean’s top women leaders

2 months ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

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A Malaysian on ice – with Turkish friends – at the bottom of the world

2 months ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

FOR the first time ever, a Malaysian researcher has joined Türkiye’s National Antarctic Science Expedition team at Antarctica. Dr Tengku Nilam Baizura Tengku Ibrahim is currently in Antarctica conducting research into the presence and impact of rare earth metals in polar aquatic ecosystems, aiming to understand their potential effects on marine life and environmental health.
His job is to go into the wild and find slithery snakes – and he loves it

Jan 21, 2025 | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

MANY of Muhammad Ariff Khaidhir Chek Mat’s clients come from as far as Europe, travelling thousands of kilometres to Malaysia just to take up his tour packages in the hopes of seeing snakes. Snake tours – or “herping” – on which enthusiasts trudge along jungle trails and through muddy swamps to seek out and take photos of reptiles and amphibians are gaining ground in Malaysia.
Malaysia's serpents: Caught in the coils of change

Jan 21, 2025 | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

SNAKES – or their Chinese zodiac counterpart anyway – are having their moment in the sun. The Chinese calendar officially ushers out the Dragon and welcomes the Snake on Jan 29, and shops are already stocked full of red paper cuttings, dolls, and other embodiments of the reptile.
From darkest space to deepest ocean

Nov 27, 2024 | asianews.network | Sim Leoi Leoi

November 28, 2024KUALA LUMPUR – STRADDLING the Indian Ocean to the west and the South China Sea on the east – two of the world’s richest marine ecosystems – it’s no secret that Malaysian waters are a hotbed for fishing. Our abundant seas are home to an estimated 4,000 marine fish species, ranging from the humble sardine to the coveted yellowfin tuna.
From darkest space to deepest ocean

Nov 26, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

Erratic weather, foreign encroachment and warming seas are cutting into our seafood supply, but aquaculture aided by space technology may help. STRADDLING the Indian Ocean to the west and the South China Sea on the east – two of the world’s richest marine ecosystems – it’s no secret that Malaysian waters are a hotbed for fishing. Our abundant seas are home to an estimated 4,000 marine fish species, ranging from the humble sardine to the coveted yellowfin tuna.