Striking balance between peat swamp & development
The Ministry of Development will be making peat swamp management as "one of the priorities" in national development, according to the minister yesterday on the sidelines of the Second Ministrial Steering Committee Forum, which is currently ... Read More >
09-May-2012
| Peatland
Stop exploitation of critical ecosystems
THE Global Environment Centre (GEC) has called on Malaysia to maintain vigilance against the encroachment and illegal harvesting of the country’s natural resources, and prevent peatland, forest fires, river pollution and water wastage in the ... Read More >
08-Jun-2021
| World Environment Day 2021
ST.com News: Haze may worsen H1N1
KUALA LUMPUR - THE thick haze blanketing some parts of Malaysia could worsen the Influenza A (H1N1) situation by triggering more respiratory illnesses, Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai has said. Read More >
07-Aug-2009
| Haze
Specialist: Model flash flood warning system on Covid-19 Tracker
Global Environment Centre River Care Programme Manager Dr Kalithasan Kailasam said the effective dissemination of Covid-19 cases, clusters and vaccination updates should be modelled into the flood warning systems. Read More >
23-Dec-2021
| Flood Preparedness