Region to use seven-year roadmap as joint guide to overcome recurrent pollution

Authority to perform monthly aerial checks to safeguard quality of main waterways

American retreat from multilateralism frustrates delegates at UN talks as hopes of tackling key source of pollution dims

They say decades-long pollution finally improving, govt efforts showing clear results

Water authority diverts potential contaminants from cement truck crash on KL-Karak highway

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — The Environment Department (DOE) recorded 536,709.04 tonnes of electrical and electronic waste or e-waste processed by licensed premises from January 2021 to June 2025.

KLANG, July 5 — The Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) said its target to send 20 per cent less waste from Sungai Klang to landfills is realistic and progressing well, as set by Selangor Maritime Gateway master developer Landasan Lumayan Sdn Bhd (LLSB).

NEW DELHI, April 12 — India wants to tackle its mounting e-waste problem, but global electronics companies say the cost is too high.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Feb 21 — Eighty river pollution cases were logged last year, said state executive councillor for public health and environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin. She said the cases were investigated by the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) to identify causes and...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Feb 2 — The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) took immediate mitigation measures to prevent pollution in Sungai Bernam, Behrang, from impacting nearby water treatment plants (WTP) after a lorry crashed into the river earlier today.  In a Facebook...

BANGKOK, Jan 24 — Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world today according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and fifth, respectively.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 — Over 91,187 metric tonnes of waste have been removed from Sungai Klang since 2016, indicating significant progress in rehabilitating the river under the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) initiative. Landasan Lumayan Sdn Bhd (LLSB) managing director Syaiful...

CYBERJAYA, Dec 5 —  Violations of business licensing regulations and unauthorised culvert construction have been identified as key contributors to the water supply disruption caused by pollution in Sungai Kuang on July 22.

BUSAN, Nov 29 — Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving today to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a December 1 deadline.

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 — Toxic smog blanketed northern India today, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as high levels of pollution combined with humidity, low wind speed, and a drop in temperature, officials said.

By Sheeda Fathil SUBANG JAYA, Nov 4 — There are now over 900 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the state, in line with the Selangor government’s aim to provide 1,000 such facilities by year-end. State executive councillor for investment, trade and mobility Ng Sze Han expressed...

KUCHING, Nov 4 — The government is finalising the National Clean Air Action Plan 2025-2040 (NCAAP) to address challenges related to national air quality.

NEW YORK, Sept 24 — California and several environmental groups sued Exxon Mobil yesterday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — A committee will be established to study new pollutants, including microplastics, that could affect human health and the environment, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PARIS, June 28 — Water pollution levels in Paris’ River Seine are still much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed today, one month before the Olympics in which the capital’s landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues.