Jul 10th, 2005 · This weekend, the jungle-clad foothills of Sarawak's Mount Santubong in Borneo came to life with the three-day Rainforest World Music Festival. Now in its eighth year, the event is drawing some of the best global acts and attracting 20,000 attendees annually to the east Malaysia state.
Feb 14th, 2005 · Travel to the developing world has long been associated with health threats and advice on how to avoid becoming ill. But a growing number of tourists are now traveling to certain countries -- among them India, Malaysia and Thailand -- because they want medical care. Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on what's being called medical tourism.
Dec 10th, 2004 · Scientists fear 440,000 tons of fuel oil from a disabled freighter could foul the Alaskan Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the Aleutian Islands. The Malaysian ship broke up Wednesday. Hear NPR's Noah Adams and Dan Magone, owner of a marine salvage company in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.