KOTA BHARU, July 3 — Four projects costing RM11.5 million will be implemented middle of this month to upgrade the irrigation system in Kelantan, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KOTA BHARU, July 3 — The preliminary report on the water surge tragedy at Jeram Mawar, Air Putih near Chukai, Terengganu, is expected to be completed in the near future.

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — Domestic users in Peninsular Malaysia with a monthly electricity consumption of 1,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and below will not experience an increase in tariffs following the electricity tariff adjustment from July 1 to December 31, under the implementation of the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Industries should continue to seek ways to improve sustainable practices towards embracing the green economy, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

TUMPAT, June 17 — The Unity Government through the Ministry of Economy has approved 436 projects and programmes for implementation under the Third Rolling Plan of the 12 Malaysia Plan (12MP) for Kelantan.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — All state governments have been urged to adopt the amendments in the National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313) without delay, in efforts to protect water catchment areas in forests nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 – The government plans to make the Malaysia Dam Safety Management Guidelines (MyDams) a mandatory requirement in the near future, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

PORT KLANG, June 14 — The request of the Kelantan state government for a water capacity of almost 2,000 million litres per day (mlpd) is above the current need of the state, which is about 500 mlpd.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal KLANG, 13 June — A total of 86,021 metric tons of garbage have been collected from Sungai Klang since 2016 through the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) project using two garbage collection vessels — Interceptors 002 and 005 — and seven log booms. Lumayan Landasan Sdn...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — A total of 29 or four per cent of 672 rivers were found to be polluted last year, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The government is drafting a National Carbon Policy, among others, to provide guidance on carbon trading at the state level, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KLANG, June 6 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) will immediately implement a Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) as a long-term solution to deal with flooding in several locations around the Klang District.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The government will refine its strategy and strengthen bilateral ties with neighbouring countries along with multilateral relations at the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) region to tackle the southwest monsoon and the El Nino phenomenon.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The implementation of targeted electricity subsidy for those under the T20 category will be announced after the national utility database (Padu) system is completed at the end of this year.

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry aims to table the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill in the Dewan Rakyat this year, said minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The government is drafting a new guideline to compensate farmers whose crops were damaged by wild animals, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today denied the claim that his offer was called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in its investigation.

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The renewable energy (RE) capacity in the country’s electricity supply is targeted to reach 70 per cent by 2050 to create new economic opportunities for the nation and attract multinationals, especially RE100 companies, to operate here, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KLANG, May 9 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) is prepared to deal with the possible consequences and impact of the hot and dry weather that is expected to continue until August.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, April 23 — The Air Pollution Index (API) reading in Petaling Jaya has recovered to a moderate level, as of this morning. According to the Department of Environment's (DOE) Malaysian Air Pollution Index Management (APIMS) website, it recorded an API of 69 at 9am...