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ALOR SETAR: The main infrastructure development project under the five-season padi planting programme over two years in the Muda area has commenced ahead of its scheduled starting date of Aug 1.
PARIS (Reuters) -Some of Europe's ageing coal and gas fired power plants can look forward to a more high-tech future as big tech players, such as Microsoft and Amazon, seek to repurpose them as data centres, with ready-made access to power and water.
KUALA LUMPUR: Cypark Resources Bhd's 51% indirectly-owned subsidiary, Reviva BACRE (Ulu Remis) Sdn Bhd, has received approval from the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA) to develop a 1.5MW biogas facility in Layang-Layang, Johor.
THE Malaysia-Japan Friendship Forest Programme has begun its next chapter in reforestation with a new initiative in Segamat, Johor.
Lockheed Martin Corp has delivered F-35 jets parked at its Forth Worth, Texas plant to the US government as of May 1 after several months of delay due to late software improvements, according to the Pentagon's programme office.
THE pinang tree – once so common it gave Penang its name – is getting a big push for a comeback.
A THIRD Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant may be necessary in Jeram if planned facilities cannot manage Selangor's waste volume, says State Government and Tourism Committee Chairman Datuk Ng Suee Lim.
LIKE many cities, Kuala Lumpur faces the harsh realities of rapid development, where trees and green spaces are often sacrificed in the name of urbanisation.
KOTA KINABALU: A smart community programme has seen the planting of 2,000 Bankita mangrove seedlings at the Sungai Gum Gum and Sungai Loboh Forest Reserves in Sandakan.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (July 19, 2025)
PETALING JAYA: Cypark Resources Bhd is expected to see further upside from the large-scale solar (LSS) Petra 5+ programme and the 500 megawatt alternating current (MWac) hybrid hydro floating solar (HHFS) plant at Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu.
PASIR SALAK: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, through the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), has introduced two new padi varieties to address the weedy rice issue in the country.
KOTA KINABALU: The International Borneo Sevens 2025 officially kicked off on Wednesday (Feb 19) with a tree-planting ceremony at the Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) in Sandakan.
PETALING JAYA: Nestlé (M) Bhd has expanded the company’s Project RELeaf reforestation initiative by launching the inaugural RELeaf Educational Programme at SK Abaka in Tawau, Sabah with the support of partners Yayasan Sime Darby, SD Guthrie Bhd and the Tropical Rainforest Conservation & Research Centre.
A food-and-beverage manufacturer has expanded its Project ReLeaf reforestation initiative to cultivate greener values among schoolchildren.
British luxury automaker Rolls-Royce says it will invest US$376mil to expand its Goodwood plant to focus more on bespoke cars for high-end clients, featuring anything from gold sculptures to mother-of-pearl artwork.
Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company.
TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran and Israel targeted each other with airstrikes early on Saturday (June 14) after Israel launched its biggest-ever offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
A thousand mangrove trees have been planted by volunteers in Merbok Forest Reserve, Kedah, as part of a programme to commemorate International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, which falls on July 26.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has achieved its goal of planting 100 million trees ahead of its 2025 target.
