By Boo Su-Lyn The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR | Feb 4, 2013 Putrajaya’s extra allocation of RM120 million to Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) proves that the Selangor water crisis is caused by Syabas’ failure to upgrade its infrastructure, the DAP’s Tony Pua said today. Pua, who is the party’s publicity chief, said this showed [...]
By Clara Chooi The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 24, 2013 Selangor has decided to stop the controversial construction of a luxury 26-storey condominium in Batu Caves due to safety concerns, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim announced today, heading off a major pre-polls political crisis that has become a sore point with Selangor’s [...]
By Jamilah Kamarudin Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Dec 24, 2012 Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (LUAS) yakin bekalan air mentah di Selangor kini 100 peratus mencukupi dan mampu menampung keperluan rakyatnya sehingga tahun 2030. Pengarah LUAS, Md Khairi Selamat berkata, sehingga 20 Disember lalu, kapasiti air bagi Empangan Tasik Subang, Empangan Semenyih, Empangan Langat, [...]
Posted in Environment, Pakatan, Selangor state govt on December 18th, 2012 Comments Off
By Edwarx R. Henry The Star KUALA LUMPUR | Dec 18, 2012 THE Selangor government is encouraging foreign and domestic companies in the state to come up with innovative ideas, while pushing for clean production processes. Senior state executive councillor for Investment, Industry & Trade, Teresa Kok said businesses must adapt green ideas that [...]
Posted in DAP (行动党), Environment, Health, NGOs on December 13th, 2012 Comments Off
By Ida Lim The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR | Dec 13, 2012 Australian miner Lynas may lose its temporary operating licence (TOL) if it fails to remove all residue and by-products from its Kuantan rare earth refinery out of the country, according to the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB). A spokesman from the regulator told [...]
Green technology is a raising trend and the future of the world. Its rapid growth in every aspect of humanity and the industry has created enormous business opportunities in every part of the world. In view to this, it’s essential to explore more business opportunities among the Malaysian, to jump on the bandwagon of green [...]
Posted in DAP (行动党), Environment, Health, Human Rights, Transparency on December 10th, 2012 Comments Off
Malaysiakini KUALA LUMPUR | Dec 9, 2012 Four cabinet ministers directly involved in allowing Australia’s Lynas Corporation to operate in Gebeng should resign because the company had snubbed their demand to export its waste, said DAP. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said in a statement that Lynas’ admission that the waste material from its rare [...]
Posted in Environment, Health, Human Rights, Transparency on November 26th, 2012 Comments Off
I went to Dataran Merdeka to greet the Green Walkers at about 4pm yesterday. I was surprised to see police started to set up road blocks to deter people from entering the area.I then asked my driver to drop me along Jalan Kuching and walked to Dataran Merdeka. Many young people with green T-shirts were [...]
