RAWANG, Nov 11 — Police have discovered 40 barrels of scheduled waste at a premise at Jalan Velox 2, Rawang, that is suspected to be related to the odour pollution in Sungai Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Four directors of a used palm oil processing plant company were charged in the Selayang Sessions Court, here, today for releasing waste from the premises into Sungai Kundang, Rawang, without a permit.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Nov 5 — The Selangor government will not compromise with illegal factories that cause pollution in the state. State Local Government, Public Transportation and New Village Development Committee chairman Ng Sze Han said such illegal factories are also not allowed to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The proposed amendments to the Water Services Industry Act 2006 (Act 655) to provide heavier punishments on environmental criminals are awaiting approval from the Cabinet, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 3 — A total of 106 compounds amounting to RM212,000 were issued by the Department of Environment (DOE) from January to September against those who had disposed of chemical waste and contaminants in Selangor’s rivers.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 30 — The Selangor government is confident that several short and long-term measures will be able to fully solve water supply disruptions caused by river pollution.

KUALA LUMPUR Oct 30 — The Department of Environment (DOE) has opened an investigation paper and issued a stop work order on a food-based factory, suspected of causing oil pollution in Sungai Balak, Selangor.

SEREMBAN, Oct 29 — The preliminary analysis of samples taken from the location of the source of pollution in Sungai Batang Benar, Nilai, found that it was due to an organic compound known as Dimethyl Disulfide.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The remand of eight men, including a director of a company repairing and selling construction machinery, in connection with the pollution of Sungai Selangor, have been further extended six days from today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Three men, including a company director, are in remand for seven days from today in connection with the pollution in Sungai Kundang, Rawang in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Eight men, including a director of a company repairing and selling construction machinery, have been remanded for seven days from today in connection with the pollution of raw water source in Sungai Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The police have opened an investigation paper on the odour pollution in Sungai Selangor that resulted in water supply disruption to 1.2 million account holders or almost five million consumers in the Klang Valley since yesterday.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 —Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari says the river pollution of Sungai Selangor is expected to resolve in the evening today. He said works to flush and dilute the contaminants from Sungai Selangor is making good progress and that water...

NILAI, Oct 6 — The incident of pollution in Sungai Batang Benar, here, is believed to be using the same modus operandi as the three other cases of river pollutions in Negeri Sembilan prior to this.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The Sungai Semenyih and Bukit Tampoi water treatment plants which had their operation suspended yesterday due to pollution at the raw water source are still not operational as of 7.30 am today.

SEPANG, Oct 5 — The odour pollution in Sungai Semenyih, which resulted in the closure of the Sungai Semenyih and Bukit Tampoi water treatment plants (LRA) to stop operations since 4.30pm yesterday, is suspected to have originated from the Nilai Industrial Estate, Negeri Sembilan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — A total of 309,687 account holders in 274 areas in Petaling, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat and Sepang will experience unscheduled water supply disruptions after the operations of two water treatment plants (LRA) were suspended due to pollution at Sungai Semenyih.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Indah Water Consortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) today said the incident of black coloured water found in Sungai Gong, Rawang, was not due to effluent discharge from the Rawang Integrated Industrial Park Sewage Treatment Plant (GBK134) as reported by media yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 — An Environmental Crime Prevention Unit (UCJAS) has been set up to curb environmental pollution issues in the country, says Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

KUALA SELANGOR, Sept 8 — The Environment and Water Ministry (KASA) will form an Environmental Crime Unit in the near future to help address pollution issues, said its Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.