KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Four locations recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 10am today, according to the Environment Department's (DOE) Air Pollutant Index Management System (Apims) portal.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department achieved 100 percent scanning of inbound containers at West Port last year.

KLANG, March 7 — The Marine Police Region 1 seized 1.23 million kg of electronic waste (e-waste) worth RM33.18 million during a raid on a scrap processing factory in Taman Perindustrian Meru yesterday.

BANTING, March 6 — The police have not ruled out the possibility that illegal electronic waste (e-waste) processing activities raided under Op Hazard nationwide are linked to organised crime syndicates, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The National Open Burning Action Plan has been activated to enable all parties to increase monitoring of open burning which can cause haze, as well as affect air quality and public health.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, March 2 — The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) acted swiftly to put a stop to a potential river pollution yesterday after it detected a flow of coloured water. Its team and the Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) detected the water in a drain...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The police are investigating the possibility that 47 illegally operating electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) factories raided in operations nationwide recently are linked to each other.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Feb 24 — The waste-to-energy (WTE) plant project in Batu Arang, Rawang, will be developed as an Eco Park incorporating various additional components, including an innovation research centre. State executive councillor for local government and tourism Dato' Ng Suee...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Central Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) seized scheduled waste or electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) worth RM721 million in raids carried out in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor on Saturday (February 15).

KUANTAN, Feb 17 — An illegal electronic waste (e-waste) and scheduled waste processing syndicate, valued at RM410 million, was busted in raids at two separate factories in Pekan and Gebeng on Saturday (February 15).

SUNGAI SIPUT, Feb 16 — The Ulu Kinta General Operations Force (GOF) successfully dismantled an illegal e-waste processing operation involving seizures amounting to RM1.3 billion, including machinery, in a raid at a factory along Jalan Sungai Siput-Kuala Kangsar yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — The Operational Directive for Enforcement Operations (ATOP) and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) related to e-waste management will be improved, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

BAKU, Nov 17 — The enhanced National Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP), encompassing comprehensive measures for managing, preventing and controlling air quality, is expected to be implemented next year.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 — Malaysia will propose a motion on environmental sustainability, focusing on plastic waste, during its Asean chairmanship next year, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has stressed that it adheres to the timeframe stipulated in the department’s client charter and quality management system (ISO) in approving the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports for development projects.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of eight barrels containing suspected chemical waste dumped in a drain at Kampung Desa Aman, Sungai Buloh, on Tuesday (September 24).

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Sept 26 — The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) carried out a joint operation with several state and national agencies in Matang Pagar, Sungai Buloh after Sungai Kuang's stream was discovered to be polluted with foamy water on Monday (September...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Sept 25 — The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) is looking into the disposal of eight chemical drums into a drainage channel of the industrial area in Jalan Desa Aman, Sungai Buloh yesterday. However, state executive councillor for public health...

SHAH ALAM, July 24 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has detained two individuals and fined a factory heavily for odour pollution, which leaked into several rivers and resulted in the suspension of operations of four water treatment plants (WTP) yesterday.

PORT DICKSON, July 8 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is committed to strengthening air quality monitoring across the country, including through the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS), which is done directly, said minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.