Group: Haze expected to worsen
PETALING JAYA: Although the haze seemed to have cleared up, the fight against land clearing and peatland fires is not over, said the chief of an environment organisation. Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish expects the haze to worsen as the current drought continues until September. “The main source of the haze are large scale…
Walkathon raises RM30,000 for Global Environmental Centre
By OH ING YEEN ingyeen@thestar.com.my Photos by SAM THAM A TOTAL of RM31,931 was raised at the 2013 Setia Eco Walkathon and the amount was donated to the Global Environment Centre (GEC), a non-profit organisation. The amount was collected from the participation fees of RM18 (adults) and RM13 (children). The walkathon, with the tagline “Setia Eco…
Postpone outdoor events if API is over 200, says NGO director
Organisers should postpone their events if the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings are recorded above 200, said Global Environ-ment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish. He said this at an interview at SP Setia Bhd’s Setia Eco Walkathon yesterday. Faizal said the walkathon went on as planned as the API reading was at 95 the night…
By trail users, for trail users
A band of zealous trail users has assumed stewardship and advocacy for their outdoor playground. A RAKE, a hoe and two hours of back-breaking work. And voilà, you get a few metres of brand new trail ready to be stomped or ridden on. How gratifying! That was my first taste of trail-building on an outing…
A deed for a good cause
MINES CHARITY RUN: More than 1000 participants help raise RM33,880 for Rumah Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Cornerstone By NAVEEN MATHEW MENON | streets@mediaprima.com.my SERDANG: ABDUL Aziz Mahamoud ran the final stretch with both arms raised in anticipated victory knowing fully well he would be the first to cross the finish line. Despite bagging first place, there was, however,…
