IT was an exciting night for the students and lecturers of PJ College of Art and Design as they joined hands to produce their second annual exhibition entitled “Beautiful, Wonderful Nature”. The designs, mostly done by first year students, reflected the interaction of the world with nature with an emphasis on environment conservation efforts. With…
JWT was the top winner at AdFest 2008 among Malaysian agencies, grabbing the Best of Press award for an ad for Scott Kitchen Towels as well as another gold for the overall Scott print campaign. The three ads in the campaign show a piece of Scott’s paper towel flat on a table. Next to it there…
WHEN you go shopping at your local Ramadan bazaar this month, be sure to bring your own containers and bags to help do your part for the environment. The Global Environment Centre (GEC) has teamed up with Kuala Lumpur City Hall to create awareness of environment conservation and to promote environmentally friendly habits among the…
ABOUT 40 students from SMK Teloi Kanan in Kedah made their August school holidays worthwhile by doing their bit for the environment. Together with their headmistress, Nooriah Bahari, they planted more than 1,000 mangrove seedlings and 500 seeds at Telok Rubiah in Kuala Gula. The activity was organised by Global Environment Centre (GEC), the school…
KUALA LUMPUR: It was not a pretty sight on the grounds of the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) after the Green Fest celebration was over. In fact, it was appalling. The event was meant to create awareness about environmental conservation but some visitors could not care less. Employees of Global Environment Centre, a non-governmental organisation,…
ARTS + EARTH, a charity arts exhibition, will be held at the XOAS gallery from Aug 23 to Sept 15, in conjunction with this year’s World Environment Day. Themed WATER, the show features works by artists, Ahmad Shukri, Umi Baizurah,Hamir Soib, Masnoor Ramli, Jack Ting and Jansen Chow. Each artist will express their thoughts and…
THE REVELATION THAT environmental auditors could take six years to make a return visit to a company underscores the dangerous chasm separating the level of industrial activity that is being seen from the responsible treatment and disposal of toxic wastes that are being produced. The problem highlighted by the Kuala Lumpur-based NGO Global Environment Centre…
Forty-five primary schoolchildren from Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Sri Kelana, Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Kelana Jaya 1 and Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan 2 were educated on environmental care at the school’s Environment Camp. The camp was held at MPPJ’s Pusat Pendidikan Alam Sekitar in Taman Jaya from Sept 17 to 19 as part of the Kelana Jaya Lakes…
THE SS2 park in Petaling Jaya was a hive of activity on Aug 27 when it became the site for the SS2 Cares Carnival held as part of the National Day celebrations. The event, organised by SS2 residents, the Beautiful Gate centre for the disabled and NGOs, featured a lion dance as well as jazz…
THE Global Environment Centre (GEC), the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ) and the Backpackers Association will be running monthly trips up Bukit Gasing for secondary school students as part of a new environmental education programme. Kampung Tunku assemblyman Datuk Dr Wong Sai Hou launched the educational programme for the first batch of 60 students from…