Budget 2017: Green 'warriors' lament bare mention of environment


KUALA LUMPUR: For the second year in a row, the environment has been left out of the national budget allocation.

This sparked concern among environmentalists, considering that Malaysia is expected to ratify the Paris climate change agreement in two weeks.

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