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…
GUINNESS Anchor Bhd officially launched the GAB Foundation, which was incorporated in 2007, recently at an event attended by the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas. The foundation will continue GAB’s efforts to enrich communities in areas like environmental conservation, education and community projects. “Within these three key areas, the foundation will…
MUAR 5 Mei – Program River Rangers Komuniti Pagoh yang digerakkan sejak dua tahun lalu berjaya memupuk kesedaran lebih 280 ahlinya yang merangkumi murid sekolah bersama memulihara kepentingan sungai di kawasan berkenaan. Program yang bertitik-tolak daripada bencana banjir luar biasa pada 2006 dan 2007 itu juga telah melatih ahli-ahlinya untuk bersedia bertindak memberi bantuan sekiranya…
THE recently launched CIMB Cares website enables the public to make donations to charitable causes of their choice in an easy, convenient and secure manner. With this website, Malaysians can contribute to any of the 23 NGOs registered with the portal by using CIMB Clicks, the bank’s internet banking portal. CIMB group chief executive Datuk…