RON95 quality, waste management, unlicensed foreign drivers top Dewan Rakyat agenda today
KUALA LUMPUR: The quality of RON95 petrol samples, mitigation of solid waste landfills, and enforcement against foreigners driving without valid licences are among the key issues slated for discussion in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Nov 5).
Braving the haze for their daily catch
Gelang Patah's coastal fishermen have continued to work as usual amid the challenges resulting from the haze that began in late August.
No areas with unhealthy air quality at 9am
KUALA LUMPUR: Air quality nationwide was at good to moderate levels, with no monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as at 9am on Tuesday (Nov 3).
Air quality expected to further improve with monsoon transition, says DOE deputy DG
KUALA LUMPUR: Air quality is expected to improve further amid increasingly humid conditions and more frequent rainfall in several areas, as well as a downgrade in regional haze alert levels by the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).
Singapore braces as Indonesia slaps back at neighbours amid haze, political woes
SINGAPORE: Indonesia's swipes at its neighbours are set to last as its embattled government tries to blunt criticism of its handling of welfare programmes, market regulation and persistent wildfires that have choked the region in haze.
Two more companies named suspects in Indonesia wildfire probes
JAKARTA: More local and foreign companies have been named suspects in wildfire investigations launched across Kalimantan and Sumatra over the past week, as calls to hold haze-causing polluters accountable grow louder.
Indonesia's forest fire hotspots fall to 96, but peat fire risks persist
Indonesia's forest and land fire hotspots have declined to 96 from 160 a day earlier, but rising detections in Central Kalimantan and persistent underground peat fires continue to pose challenges to firefighting efforts.
No resting on fleeting rain in Indonesia: Comment
JAKARTA: After months of choking on toxic haze and enduring obscured skies from forest and peatland fires, residents across Sumatra, Kalimantan and other wildfire-stricken islands have finally received welcome news from above.
One third of the world's population is exposed to harmful air pollution: report
Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said recently.
Singapore central bank reminds banks to manage environmental risks linked to haze
SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank has reminded banks to identify, assess and manage material environmental risks arising from their activities and exposures, including those linked to pollution and deforestation.
