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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Maryam Kara

Malaysia plans to give orangutans to countries importing palm oil

Malaysia plans to offer orangutans to countries purchasing palm oil in its efforts to introduce what has been referred to as "orangutan diplomacy".

The southeast Asian country would offer the animals as trading gifts to alleviate concerns about the environmental effects of growing the commodity.

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