Malayan Emergency

1948–1960 British colonial war in Malaya

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2024
Agent Orange
A legislative commission in the State of Maine found that the Canadian investigation into Agent Orange exposure was 'incorrect, biased, and based upon incomplete data and poor study design'.
August 22 2024
Agent Orange
The Court of Appeal of Paris dismissed an appeal by Tran To Nga against 14 US corporations that supplied Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Nga's lawyers announced they would appeal to France's highest court.
September 2022
Agent Orange
Corteva agreed to clean up the potentially polluted Paritutu site.
2021
Agent Orange
Amendments were made to the New Zealand veterans' compensation memorandum, expanding eligibility and providing an ex gratia payment of NZ$40,000 to more veterans affected by Agent Orange exposure.
2019
Agent Orange
Corteva agriscience company split from DowDupont.
2015
Agent Orange
The Australian War Memorial officially updated its historical records to acknowledge that Australian soldiers were exposed to defoliants during the Vietnam War.
February 17 2011
Agent Orange
The Toronto Star revealed that Agent Orange was used to clear Crown land in Northern Ontario, involving forestry workers and junior rangers being exposed while low-flying planes sprayed the herbicide.

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