DOE suspends licence of factory, issues compounds of RM642,000 over waste pollution
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 5 — The Penang Department of Environment (DOE) has issued compounds amounting to RM642,000 and suspended the licence of a used oil...
British band Coldplay sponsors watercraft to clean Malaysia’s river
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — British rock band Coldplay has yet to perform in Malaysia but it is about to treat the country to something...
Catfish pond operator charged with releasing waste into Sungai Selangor
KUALA KUBU BHARU, Feb 24 — A catfish pond operator was charged at the Sessions Court here yesterday with committing mischief by releasing waste from...
EKVE developer given two months to complete Sungai Ampang repair works
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) project developer has been given two months to complete repair works on the riverbank,...
Malaysia shipped off 5,512 metric tonnes of plastic wastes last year — Tuan Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has returned 254 containers of plastic wastes, weighing 5,512 metric tonnes to their respective countries...
Nine river pollution cases resolved since January, no water cuts
By Nadiah Zamlus HULU LANGAT, Feb 14 — A total of nine pollution incidents, which could have caused the suspension of water treatment plants (WTPS),...
Polluted ponds of illegal factory cleared out — Exco
By Nadiah Zamlus HULU LANGAT, Feb 14 — The state government is extracting the polluted water from the ponds of an illegal factory at Jalan...
Swift action prevents Sungai Semenyih pollution
SHAH ALAM, Feb 14 — The swift action taken by authorities has prevented the suspension of water treatment plants following contamination detected in a monsoon...
SPAN probes into scheduled waste barrels found near Sungai Langat
CYBERJAYA, Feb 3 — The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) is investigating the discovery of 19 barrels of scheduled waste at vacant premises near the...
Selangor DOE going all out to nab illegal factories
SHAH ALAM, Dec 24 — Kuala Langat residents who have been struggling with pollution issues caused by errant factory operators are not taking it lying...
Water from catfish pond causes pollution in Sungai Selangor
HULU SELANGOR, Dec 8 — Water discharged from an illegal catfish pond has been identified as the cause of odour pollution which halted the Rantau...
MB: Treatment plants resume operation, river pollution resolved
By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Dec 8 — Four water treatment plants (WTP) have resumed operations after it was temporarily shut down following a...