TOWARDS CLEANER FUEL: (June 21) Guidelines to lower the high sulphur content in fuel will be introduced this year to reduce air pollution, the Department of Environment's air division director Che Asmah Ibrahim said. She said the Government would adopt certain components of the Euro 2 quality standard used by European countries. Most fuel quality and motor vehicle emission standards are based on European standards in which Euro 1 is the first stage. Many European countries already comply with Euro 4 standards in which the permissible sulphur level is 50 parts per million.
TASK FORCE: (June 21) City police have set up a permanent task force to conduct operations against snatch thefts and wayside robberies. City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mustafa Abdullah said the task force, comprising 48 personnel from various departments, was formed last week and placed under the serious crimes division. It will study the modus operandi of the criminals and plan their strategies accordingly. He said the plainclothes team would focus on “hot spots'', especially the Golden Triangle where there were loads of tourists.
