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Changing Times is a platform for longform, investigative journalism that gives a voice to those rarely, if ever, heard elsewhere. It goes to the heart of issues, no matter how challenging.

I have been covering the hearings about Palestine that have been taking place at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. My latest article was published on October 23 this year. Other articles about the genocide in Gaza, the two-day Gaza Tribunal in London, and my article entitled ‘Relief, hope, and caution: Palestinians take stock of the ceasefire agreement’ can be found here, here, and here.

From March 2020 until the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza, my reporting was mainly about Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2, but environmental issues and human rights remain very important focuses for me as a journalist and I have still managed to write occasional articles about climate, pollution, animal welfare, and wildlife protection.

I produced the following major pieces about Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 in September 2023, June 2023, and May 2023; on March 21, 2023, and March 1, 2023; in October 2022, June 2022, January 2022, October 2021, September 2021, August 2021, May 2021, March 2021, December 2020, and November 2020; on October 26, 2020, and October 12, 2020; on September 28, 2020, and September 9, 2020; and in July 2020, May 2020, and March 2020.

My articles include a massive tome about Covid vaccination.

My latest article about Covid vaccination, headlined ‘Experts warn of cancer risk as DNA contamination is found in mRNA Covid-19 vaccines’, is here.

There are also numerous articles about the possible lab origin of SARS-CoV-2. They include this piece about the the EcoHealth Alliance’s ‘Defusing the Threat of Bat-borne Coronaviruses’ (DEFUSE) grant proposal. My most recent article is here.

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In the Changing Times photo gallery, you’ll find snapshots of life in Malaysia, Australia, and Indonesia.

The Blue City (Chandpole) in Jodhpur.

Unscrupulous governments and corporations are wreaking untold environmental havoc and taking away citizens’ rights to make decisions about their own health.

Free of the strictures of the mainstream, Changing Times brings you the real stories – reliable information that is a counterbalance to clickbait. It is not tethered by the usual news cycle, which leaves little room for in-depth research. Changing Times treats press releases as alerts, not the full story.

Changing Times not only highlights problems; it also points to solutions.

Journalism can be holistic!

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Changing Times puts a human face on issues that can sometimes seem too troubling to contemplate. It carries reports about the people engaged in the struggle to make our world a better place, those who are driving change. It conveys their messages, shows what motivates them, and sheds light on the reality of their daily lives.

Protecting wildlife

Changing Times is the place to find in-depth reports about the 2023 Asia for Animals conference, which took place in the Malaysian city of Kuching on the island of Borneo.

My first report about AfA 2023 is here. My second report is here. Article number 3 is here, number 4 is here, and number 5 is here. More still to follow.

I also reported on the 11^th Asia for Animals conference, which took place in Dalian, China. You can read Part 1 of my conference round-up here. Part 2 is here. There is also coverage on Changing Times of AfA 2017 and the 2015 gathering.

The plight of orangutans

Orangutans are becoming increasingly endangered as their habitat continues to be destroyed. Those working to protect and rescue them face massive challenges.

My most recent article is about orangutans moving into a unique new forest home in North Sumatra: the Orangutan Haven.

You can find a piece about one of the many rescues carried out by the Orangutan Information Centre’s Human-Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU) in Sumatra here .

There’s an article here about the release into the wild of ten rehabilitated orangutans by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF). They were the first releases the BOSF was able to carry out after the Covid-19 pandemic began.

There is a a comprehensive article here about the threat posed to the Tapanuli orangutans by a hydropower plant project, and another piece about the Tapanuli here.

There’s an article about NGOs and palm oil companies collaborating to protect orangutans here.

I’ve been grappling with the issue of palm oil cultivation since 2012 and there are a host of Changing Times articles on the subject.

Here’s an extract from an article about palm oil that I wrote for the Animal People Forum.

Changing Times is also one of the main sources of information about the urgent need to protect the Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia. There is an article about the destruction of the Tripa peat forest in Aceh here.

The plight of the koala

The plight of the koala has received comprehensive coverage on Changing Times and there are round-ups about two national conferences about Australia’s most iconic animal. One of those reports is here, and there is also a French version of that article.

Changing Times also brings you reports about the plight of sun bears. You can read about a ten-year action plan to protect sun bears here.

Activists in danger

In numerous countries, including Colombia, Brazil, the Philippines, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nicaragua, campaigners literally risk their lives defending the environment, their land, and their water resources.

Apologies for the delay in my reporting on Global Witness’s 2025 report about land and environmental defenders, entitled Roots of Resistance, which showed that the total number of defenders killed or disappeared from 2012 to 2024 totalled at least 2,253. A full Changing Times report is coming soon.

This article details the findings presented in the 2024 Global Witness report about the killings of environmental defenders worldwide. According to the the 2024 report, more than 2,100 land and environmental defenders were murdered between 2012 and 2023. At least 196 defenders were killed in 2023, bringing the recorded figure to 2,106 between 2012 and 2023.

Literature festivals

Changing Times is a unique platform for articles about literature festivals in India and Indonesia. These festivals raise very pertinent global issues and are fascinating forums for debate. There’s an article about the 2022 hybrid Jaipur Literature Festival (online and on-ground) here, my piece about the 2021 virtual JLF is here, there’s a preview of the 2021 festival here, and there’s an article about the 2020 JLF here. I also covered the festivals in 2019, 2018, and 2017.

I attended the 20th Ubud Writers & Readers Festival on the island of Bali in 2023 and there are articles about discussions at the festival here, here, here, and here.

JLF 2020

MH370

Changing Times also brings its readers balanced reporting about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board.

You can read the most recent articles here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

You can also read on Changing Times about plastic pollution on land and in the ocean, urban overdevelopment in Kuala Lumpur, and the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

Find out, too, about reiki, ayurveda, homeopathy, and other healing practices.

There are articles about Parkinson’s disease here and here.

You can also find detailed reports on the work of the Nonhuman Rights Pro ject in the United States, for example this article.

Changing Times is also the place to find full coverage of the 9^thWorld Urban Forum, which was held in Kuala Lumpur.