PUTRAJAYA, Nov 30 — The Department of Environment (DOE) requires an additional 3,000 enforcement personnel compared to the existing 1,100 personnel, taking into account the workload and the number of pollution incidents in the country, said its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — While passionate members of the public are increasingly concerned with environmental issues, the question arises if the debate has lost nuance.

KAPAR, Nov 16 — The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (NRECC) is investigating the source of the oil pollution and foul stench baffling the estimated 6,000 residents living near an industrial zone since last month.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 8  — The Johor Department of Environment (DoE) is actively patrolling across areas with the potential for open burning due to the haze affecting several districts in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The updating of the National Haze Action Plan (PTJK) is to accelerate measures that need to be taken by agencies involved in haze disaster management.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — A total of 58 air quality monitoring stations of the Department of Environment (DOE) recorded moderate Air Pollution Index (API) readings, as of 3pm today.

PUTRAJAYA, April 18 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has issued 60 compounds valued at RM120,000 from inspections on 404 industrial premises under Ops Gempur Raya 2023 from April 3 to 18 2023, said Environment director-general Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar.

KOTA BHARU, April 17 — The Kelantan Department of Environment (DOE) is using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones to monitor peat soil fires in Mukim Beris Lalang, Bachok.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 17 — Air quality remained at unhealthy level in Seberang Jaya here and a moderate level in three other Penang locations today.

KOTA BHARU, April 15 — The haze that is currently affecting the country is caused by peat fires and open burning, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said.

PUTRAJAYA, April 14 — Two areas recorded unhealthy air quality readings yesterday, namely in Segamat, Johor and Tanah Merah, Kelantan, according to the Department of Environment (DOE).

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has issued 3,355 compounds, worth RM6 million, on 4,364 industrial premises nationwide, through Ops Gempur 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Business premises which produce scheduled waste are required to register in the Electronic Schedule Waste Information System (eSWIS), to enable the Department of Environment (DOE) to track the process of disposing of the waste.

PUTRAJAYA, July 14 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has taken 204 legal actions against industrial premises that failed to comply with the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Act 127) and its regulations during ‘Ops Air Raya’ which was implemented from July 1 to 7.

SHAH ALAM, June 23 — The Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) has suspended the operations of three electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) warehouses in Telok Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat on Tuesday for operating without the department's approval.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Department of Environment (DEO) has issued an Equipment Operation Detention (POK) order to a premise suspected of causing the diesel odour pollution in Sungai Semenyih.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, April 5 — The Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) has issued 619 compounds for the first quarter of this year on various offences amounting to RM1.23 million. Its director Nor Aziah Jaafar said that the amount has increased compared to the same period...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Department of Environment (DOE) this year is targeting to raise the compliance of 10 industrial sectors which have a low level of compliance.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The public has been reminded not to conduct open burning activities in the current hot and dry weather as the country is experiencing the second phase of the Northeast Monsoon until mid-March.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Jan 26 — The Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) has fined a beverage processing factory here RM76,000 for discharging industrial effluents more than the permitted limit into public drainage. Its director Nor Aziah Jaafar said that the decision was made...