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…
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…
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…
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,…
The importance of keeping rivers clean is seldom highlighted. Throughout the whole of last year, Malaysia has been talking about clean rivers, and more so after the multi-billion ringgit River of Life (RoL) project was launched two years ago. RoL is a Federal initiative to improve the water quality of the Klang River from something…
IPOH: ONGOING efforts to rehabilitate Sungai Kinta has received a significant boost as Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the GAB Foundation and Global Environment Centre (GEC). The memorandum will see 50 Utar students in various fields play an active role in the three-year Water (Working Actively Through…
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