BATU GAJAH, Oct 7 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change (NRECC) is targeting 95 per cent of Regional Sewage Treatment Plant (RSTP) services in major cities in the country by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Bill to amend the National Water Services Commission Act (SPAN) or Act 465 will be tabled at the next Dewan Rakyat meeting scheduled from Oct 9-Nov 30, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

JAKARTA, Oct 6 — Malaysia is ready to work together to deal with the forest and land fires raging in several regions of Indonesia if needed, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

JAKARTA, Oct 6 — Indonesia is dousing forest fires with water sprayed from helicopters and inducing rain through cloudseeding, its environment minister said on Friday, but denied that hazardous haze was crossing borders, as neighbouring Malaysia has said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Malaysia called on neighbour Indonesia and a grouping of Southeast Asian nations to take action as air quality worsens across the country due to fires in Indonesia, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday (October 5).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The government is working on many fronts to phase out single-use, non-biodegradable plastics by promoting alternatives and sustainable substances in plastic production, in line with the Malaysia Plastics Sustainability Roadmap 2021-2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Malaysia’s Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR) has been launched, pushing the country to the forefront of energy transition and to becoming a regional leader in the renewable energy (RE) industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Malaysia is ready to work with other Asean countries, along with industrial players, financiers, and technopreneurs, for a holistic and sustainable future for the region, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he has not yet decided on a Cabinet reshuffle under his leadership as bandied about by some quarters.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 3 — Cloud seeding will be carried out in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading hovers above 150 in the unhealthy air quality range for over 24 hours, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced today.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 3 — The government is examining the potential of developing midstream and downstream industries for the country's mineral industry, said Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (NRECC) will hold discussions with state governments next week regarding the establishment of a framework for rare earth element (REE) extraction in the country.

TANJUNG MALIM, Sept 21 — Artificial insemination is one of the reproductive technologies being implemented to arrest the critically low population of Malayan Tigers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — The standard operating procedure (SOP) for rare earth elements (REE) mining is expected to be enforced this year, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said Malaysia had done much for biodiversity conservation and climate action, but there is more to be done.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) has issued a letter regarding measures to prevent open burning in plantation areas to Malaysian plantation companies, subsidiaries, and Malaysian-linked companies operating in Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — The government has urged Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to provide it with a grid development roadmap for higher renewable energy (RE) integration as a technical guide in enhancing and fine-tuning the implementation of sustainable energy policies and initiatives.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The government is eager to explore the potential of green hydrogen as a fuel alternative towards the nation's green mobility agenda.

PETALING JAYA, Aug 26 — The proposal to establish a compensation fund for farmers who experience crop damage caused by wildlife will be brought up to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for inclusion in Budget 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Malaysia excelled in the field of energy, when 12 local sustainable energy projects won the Asean Energy Awards (AEA) 2023 for the adoption of sustainable energy practices, in a ceremony at Bali, Indonesia.