KARAWANG, Sept 2 — Some rice plants with empty husks stand among the crop on Indonesian farmer Akma Rangga's fields in West Java, which has received barely any rain since April, and must rely on irrigation channels that have nearly dried out.

GENEVA, July 4 — Temperatures are expected to soar across swathes of the world as El Nino begins in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) is ready to conduct cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall in padi cultivation areas if the El-Nino phenomenon persists, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The immediate assistance for rubber tappers and smallholders to help them deal with the hot weather will be among the matters raised in the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

LONDON, June 9 — El Nino has officially returned and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, from tropical cyclones spinning toward vulnerable Pacific islands to heavy rainfall in South America to drought in Australia and in some parts of Asia.

JAKARTA, June 9 — With the dry season this year expected to be more prolonged and intense under the La Nina phenomenon, Asean ministers stressed on the importance of expediting the establishment of the Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control in Indonesia.

PUTRAJAYA, June 2 — The National Water Service Commission (SPAN) has set up a 'war room' to supervise and ensure the sustainability of water supply services in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan during the El Nino phenomenon.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The country is not expected to face a water crisis like the one in 1998, although Malaysia is predicted to experience the El Nino phenomenon from June to September this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The El Nino phenomenon is expected to occur in Southeast Asia some time next month and the resulting hotter and drier weather is set to exacerbate the haze situation in the region.

WASHINGTON, May 19 — The financial toll of the El Niño phenomenon lingers for years and costs trillions in lost income worldwide, new research has revealed, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, May 18 – The state has sufficient water supply for the next four months if the heatwave persists without any rainfall, according to Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. In a statement, he said Selangor’s seven reservoirs across five districts are...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Just like humans, animals are also at risk of heat stroke following the El Nino phenomenon or hot weather that is expected to hit the country until this September.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar KUALA SELANGOR, May 11 — The Selangor Forestry Department is closely monitoring forest areas that are at risk of easily catching fire, due to the hot and dry weather affecting Malaysia at the present. Its director Azhar Ahmad said the hot area data analysis system is...

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has made thorough preparations at all its facilities in the states and the Federal level to face the effects of the Southwest Monsoon and the El Niño phenomenon, said its minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Early preparations to face the strong El Nino, expected to occur next month, should be made immediately by involving the country's two main stakeholders, namely the government and the people, to minimize the impact of the phenomenon.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Palm oil production may be impacted if heavy rain continues into the second quarter, said one industry player.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The supply of foreign workers in oil palm estates amid the ongoing flooding in some of the states in Malaysia, the high cost of fertilisers, and the impact of Omicron are three key factors that may threaten the production recovery of crude palm oil (CPO) in 2022, according to the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — In response to a report in a local newspaper today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said that it is inaccurate to say that climate change alone is responsible for the recent thunderstorms occurring in the west coast.