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. Experts have warned that the current forest fires in Indonesia and Sarawak, if left unchecked, may bring about the region’s worst haze in 10 years….
PETALING JAYA: The Department of Environment should review the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the proposed 1,000ha shrimp farm project in Terengganu, said Global Environment Centre director Faisal Parish. The report on the project, known as the Integrated Shrimp Aquaculture Park (iSHARP) located in Penarik, near Setiu, was published on the department’s website on…
Tuesday July 7, 2009 Wetlands’ guardian – A conservationist works tirelessly to protect Malaysia’s wetlands. By HILARY CHIEW, The Star Online, Malaysia. Abstracted from the following webpage at www.theStar.com.my FAIZAL Parish was visibly upbeat at a recent interview. He had just returned from the United States. No, he wasn’t rejuvenated from a holiday trip but by…
THE KOTA Damansara forest will be gazetted as a permanent forest reserve by the year-end at the latest. In a reply to Kota Damansara assemblyman Dr Nasir Hashim, tourism, consumer affairs and environment chairman Elizabeth Wong said that the state executive council had on May 27 approved for the forest to be gazetted. “We have…
DiGi currently running “Love to Save” campaign has drawn out kind Malaysians who rushed to support their favourite charities since the online campaign began early this month. In just three weeks, over RM91,000 has been raised, with more coming in. “We wanted to give every one, whether they are DiGi customers or not an opportunity to…
People living in Malaysia and other parts of south-east Asia have been warned that a thick haze filling their skies could last until the end of August. The pollution is being blamed on smoke from forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island and, without rain, the number of fires is rising, officials have said. Blucer Dolok…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment hopes to be ready for any eventualities, including the haze, in view of the expected dry spell from June to September, with the help of relevant government agencies. According to a statement from the ministry, the National Haze Committee that was formed…
PETALING JAYA 24 Mei – Dalam usaha memulihkan sungai, mendidik mentaliti penduduk agar menjaga kebersihan sungai di persekitaran mereka sangat penting dan perlu dilaksanakan oleh semua pihak. Datuk Bandar Petaling Jaya, Datuk Roslan Sakiman berkata, ia merupakan langkah awal dalam mendidik masyarakat agar tidak membuang sisa sampah ke dalam sungai sehingga menyebabkan pencemaran berlaku. Katanya,…
KERIAN 22 Mei – Kira-kira 300 pelajar dari empat sekolah di Kedah dan Pulau Pinang menanam hampir 10,000 pokok bakau sempena Hari Biodiversiti di kawasan paya laut Kuala Gula di sini hari ini. Program itu anjuran Kelab Pencinta Alam Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Teloi Kanan, Baling dengan kerjasama Sahabat Hutan Bakau (SHB) Kuala Gula dan…
The hot weather has been a cause of distress to Malaysians in the past few weeks but the Meteorological Department does not expect conditions to be as scorching and dry during the same period last year. THE obvious “hot” topic of conversation amongst many Malaysians is the sweltering weather over the past month. Those affected…