SHAH ALAM, Aug 14 — A factory located 165 metres from Sungai Penchala is suspected of releasing effluents into the drains and polluting the river, said the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas).

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 1 — The Department of Environment (DOE) is investigating complaints from the public who claimed that Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, here was polluted with a bad odour and black river water on July 28.

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 recovery plant in Bukit Minyak here for channelling waste oil into public drains.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — British rock band Coldplay has yet to perform in Malaysia but it is about to treat the country to something even greater – by sponsoring a watercraft that removes plastic trash from our rivers.

KUALA KUBU BHARU, Feb 24 — A catfish pond operator was charged at the Sessions Court here yesterday with committing mischief by releasing waste from his premises into Sungai Selangor, causing water supply disruption in the Klang Valley, in December last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) project developer has been given two months to complete repair works on the riverbank, slope stabilisation, and works to cover exposed slopes, as well as slope maintenance, along Sungai Ampang near here to prevent river pollution.

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 of origin between January and December last year.

By Nadiah Zamlus HULU LANGAT, Feb 14 — A total of nine pollution incidents, which could have caused the suspension of water treatment plants (WTPS), were successfully resolved by the Selangor Management Water Authority (Luas) from January till now. State executive councillor for environment...

By Nadiah Zamlus HULU LANGAT, Feb 14 — The state government is extracting the polluted water from the ponds of an illegal factory at Jalan Sungai Lalang, here, to prevent operational suspension to nearby water treatment plants (WTPs). State executive councillor for environment Hee Loy Sian...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 14 — The swift action taken by authorities has prevented the suspension of water treatment plants following contamination detected in a monsoon drain.

CYBERJAYA, Feb 3 — The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) is investigating the discovery of 19 barrels of scheduled waste at vacant premises near the Sungai Langat in Taman Seri Reko, Kajang, yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 24 — Kuala Langat residents who have been struggling with pollution issues caused by errant factory operators are not taking it lying down.

HULU SELANGOR, Dec 8 — Water discharged from an illegal catfish pond has been identified as the cause of odour pollution which halted the Rantau Panjang and Sungai Selangor Phases 1, 2 and 3 water treatment plant (WTP) operations at about 11.30pm yesterday.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Dec 8 — Four water treatment plants (WTP) have resumed operations after it was temporarily shut down following a river pollution incident, says the Selangor Menteri Besar. Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said the Sungai Selangor Phase 1, 2, and 3, as well as the...

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Dec 3 — The Selangor Water Management Authority’s (Luas) Skuad Pantas (Rapid Squad) conducts 24-hour surveillance and stationed monitoring to prevent water pollution in the state. The agency in a statement said that the patrolling covers sensitive areas at main...

SHAH ALAM, Dec 3 — The Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) through the Luas Rapid Squad which was officially established and started operations on Tuesday, will carry out 24-hour monitoring every day in sensitive areas in tackling the problem of pollution of raw water resources.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The Selayang Magistrate’s Court here today extended for another day the remand order against a director of chemical supply company for an investigation into the odour pollution in Sungai Selangor.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Nov 18 — The Rantau Panjang Water Treatment Plant (WTP) has resumed operations at 9.30pm following a temporary closure earlier today. Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the pollution detected by Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The remand order on a woman held for investigation into the odour pollution incident in Sungai Selangor has been extended for one more day until Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — The Selayang Magistrate's Court today ordered a man to be remanded for seven days for investigation into the odour pollution incident in Sungai Selangor that disrupted piped water supply to several areas in the Klang Valley on Tuesday.