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Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. Bernama FILE PIX

While most people visit zoos to see wildlife, including elephants, villagers in this district and users of the East-West Highway (JRTB) Gerik-Jeli are accustomed to seeing these majestic creatures wandering along roadsides or venturing into villages and farms. Photo by Bernama

Palestine's Valerie Rose Tarazi reacts after competing in a heat of the women's 200m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

A farmer gazing at his paddy field which was flooded in Kampung Kurnia, Rompin. - Photo by Bernama

Firefighters and civilians gather at the rubble of a building following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec 18. Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP

The Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW) has been asked to identify suitable land, including idle land, for coconut cultivation through large-scale food security projects, such as those implemented in agricultural areas in Sungai Sembrong Kiri, Kluang in Johor, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. - FILE PIX

State Agriculture, Food Security and Cost of Living Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said the state government needs to step up efforts on the cultivation of padi in districts such as Kuala Pilah, Jelebu, Jempol and also in Gemas as a long term plan. - BERNAMA

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The Kelantan campus of Univesiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is conducting the state's pilot project using barn owls as a form of effective biological pest control to curb the infestation of rats. - FILE PIX

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.