Ashley Yeong

About

Ashley Yeong is an independent journalist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She specializes in environmental and marine reporting across Southeast Asia. Her reporting has appeared in local and international outlets such as Malaysiakini, Macaranga and Mongabay. Ashley is an alumna of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.

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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, face increasing threats in Malaysia, from coastal development, boat traffic, and fishing net entanglement. Image courtesy of MareCet.

Eavesdropping on Malaysia’s dolphins: Interview with marine bioacoustician Saliza Bono

Ashley Yeong 14 Oct 2026

A worker repairs used electronic equipment at an electronics repair shop in Kuala Lumpur, 2017.

Malaysia clamps down on toxic trade with total e-waste import ban

Ashley Yeong 20 Jul 2026

A split-view image of an underwater seascape and coastline of Mussau Island, within the Manus Marine Protected Area, Papua New Guinea.

Melanesian nations announce intention to create massive ocean reserve corridor

Ashley Yeong 17 Jul 2026

Plastic bottles and debris blanket the shoreline in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on March 10, 2022. Image by AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph.

Plastic food packaging blankets the world’s coastlines, study finds

Ashley Yeong 15 Jun 2026

Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns

Ashley Yeong 13 Nov 2024

Malaysian court shuts down hydroelectric dam project on Indigenous land

Ashley Yeong 12 Sep 2024

Ghost nets haunt marine life in Malaysian marine park, study finds

Ashley Yeong 13 Jun 2024

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A collage featuring a Polish soldier and Białowieża Forest.

Tesifying at a hearing, Mayerly López from Colombia, Marco Manobanda, an Indigenous fish-farmer from Las Naves, Ecuador. Image courtesy of Earthworks.

A persian leopard. Image via Peoples Trust for Endangered Species.

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