By Elizabeth John; Chai Mei Ling THREE female research officers from the National Antarctic Research Centre based in Universiti Malaya embarked on their maiden journey to Antarctica and came back with tales to awe and inspire, write ELIZABETH JOHN and CHAI MEI LING.

By Elizabeth John KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must justify its 2007 export quota of fragrant wood to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora or face a temporary suspension of exports.

By ELIZABETH JOHN One of the biggest gaps in development and planning for the country is the lack of a single agency to oversee land transport.

By ELIZABETH JOHN UNDAUNTED by lukewarm response to previous recycling campaigns, one municipal council, learning from past mistakes, is trying a new approach, writes ELIZABETH JOHN OVER the next few weeks, a group of researchers and administrators will try and convince a chosen community of urban dwellers, ardent followers of the use-and-lose culture, to minimise what they throw away.