Punk rock and conservationism. They don’t seem to go all that well together. Or do they? Well, in Sabah, they do indeed. That’s thanks to the art collective Pangrok Sulap (whose name translates as “punk rock abode”) in the town of Ranau on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu. The collective’s mission…

Rats. The mere name of these pesky rodents, which have long plagued communities around Malaysia, tends to trigger a feeling of unease. Rats routinely infest homes, kitchens and garbage dumps, serving as perennial vectors of disease for people and animals alike. That we have long known. It turns out, however,…