How silence fuels KL rubbish crisis 


Rubbish piling up along a street in Jinjang, Kepong, as collection delays led to overflowing waste and foul smells in several areas across Kuala Lumpur. — Courtesy photo

LAST month, I joined 26 journalists from South Asia and South-East Asia at a two-day workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, titled “Combating disinformation and misinformation”.

It examined how false and misleading narratives in climate and health reporting reach the public.

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