River care centre to educate Sungai Way folk
THE GAB Foundation in partnership with Global Environment Centre (GEC) has opened a dedicated River Care Education Centre in Desa Mentari for communities living along Sungai Way as part of its river rehabilitation project. This RM40,000 resource centre houses a library full of reference materials on water rehabilitation and conservation, a laboratory equipped with test equipment…
Foundation launches education centre for Sg Way community
THE GAB Foundation, in partnership with the Global Environment Centre (GEC), recently launched a dedicated River Care Education Centre in Desa Mentari for the Sungai Way community. The centre is part of the W.A.T.E.R. (Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation) Project, a three-year environmental project initiated by the foundation to clean and rehabilitate the Sungai…
Dedicated centre for river rehabilitation
PETALING JAYA: To shore up efforts at river rehabilitation and education, Guinness Anchor Bhd Foundation (GAB) and Global Environment Centre (GEC) launched the River Care Education Centre in Desa Mentari yesterday. Touted as the first of its kind in Malaysia, the RM40,000 River Care Education Centre was opened by GAB Foundation chairman Tan Sri Saw…
Lake in dire need of care
THE RM1.1mil allocation to upgrade Taman Aman in Section 22, Petaling Jaya, in the 2010 Petaling Jaya City Hall (MBPJ) budget should be used to clean the lake, said Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San. Lau said a report by the area’s Rukun Tetangga and non-governmental organisation Global Environment Centre (GEC), highlighted problems linked to…
Tree-planting for the future
MENTION tree-planting and most people would envision a delightful and relaxing experience. After all, how hard can it get: just dig a hole, remove the poly bag from a young tree, plonk the tree into the hole and cover the roots with sand? Try planting a tree in a peat swamp and you will discover…
The Canon Brand Goes From Zero to Hero all with the Help of Some Clever Advertising
To take the project to the next level of interactivity, Canon called all 1000 participants of the project to join them at Padang Kota Damansara, on October 19th 2008, to help them plant 2,500 seedlings. “We also invited YB Elizabeth Wong (Bukit Lanjan Exco), Faizal Parish (Director of Global Environment Centre), YB Dato Haji Mohamad…
