By Norrasyidah Arshad KAJAN, Feb 3 — Seven river pollution incidents that could suspend the operation of water treatment plant (WTP) in Selangor were successfully averted in January this year. State executive councillor for environment Hee Loy Sian said three incidents involved Sungai Gong in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Police arrested the owner of illegal catfish pond and his four Indonesian workers on Tuesday on suspicion of causing water pollution in Sungai Selangor on December 7.

By Zareef Muzammil RAWANG, Dec 10 — Two more premises operating illegally on state-owned reserves at Batu 17, here, were demolished today to prevent recurring river pollution incident. The demolition of the used items warehouse and door manufacturing factory was carried out in a joint...

By Zareef Muzammil RAWANG, Dec 8 — Three more illegal premises built on Sungai Selangor basin reserve were demolished by the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) today to prevent raw water source pollution. The joint operation on the illegally developed premises by MPS enforcers with the District...

By Khairul Azran Hussin GOMBAK, Dec 1 — A heavy machinery storage and reparation workshop illegally built along the Sungai Garing riverbank was demolished today. State executive councillor for local government Ng Sze Han said the 2.2 acres premises situated 20 metres away from Sungai Garing...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Nov 30 — The Selangor government has successfully managed to immediately resolve 13 raw water pollution incidents this year and had prevented the closure of water treatment plants (WTP), says its Menteri Besar. Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said a total of 21...

SHAH ALAM, Nov 27 — Quick action by the authorities successfully avoided a chemical waste pollution incident at a lake near a clubhouse in Bandar Mahkota Cheras that could have potentially disrupted operations at the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant (WTP) on Wednesday.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Nov 26 — The Selangor state agencies have successfully resolved over 60 per cent of river pollution incidents between January and October this year. State executive councillor for infrastructure and public amenities Izham Hashim said within the said period, the...

RAWANG, Nov 24 — Two heavy machinery workshops located near Sungai Rawang were demolished by the authorities today in an operation to weed out premises suspected of polluting water sources and causing water supply disruptions in the Klang Valley.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 18 — Another river pollution has forced the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) to shut down operations at the Rantau Panjang Water Treatment Plant (WTP) tonight.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 12 — The Selangor state government has described the incidents of water pollution which caused water supply disruption to Klang Valley residents as deliberate attempts to tarnish the image of the administration.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Nov 10 — An unscheduled water disruption will affect over one million account users in 1,279 areas across the Klang Valley beginning 6pm today, says Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor). In a statement today, Air Selangor said the forced closure...

By Afix Redzuan SHAH ALAM, Oct 28 — Swift action by state agencies has successfully thwarted four contamination incidents from flowing into the main raw water source in the past six days. Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the collective effort was carried out by the...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 22 — A mandatory jail sentence would be a detterent factor against polluting the source of raw water in Selangor, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. The Selangor Menteri Besar said a provision for a mandatory jail sentence will be made as polluting the...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 21 — The Selangor government is looking into the process of relocating factories and premises that are located near the rivers in the state in an effort to protect the raw water source, says its Menteri Besar. Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari, however, said...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — A total of 1,196,457 users in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will be affected by unscheduled water supply disruption following the pollution of Sungai Selangor. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) corporate communication head Elina Baseri in...

KUALA LANGAT, Oct 18 — The presence of a ‘kongsi haram’ (illegal migrant quarters) which houses nearly 200 foreign workers of a paper processing factory in Taman Bakti here has upset residents who had called for the squatters to be relocated.

SEREMBAN, Oct 12 — The Negeri Sembilan government is still awaiting the results of analyses of samples taken from the pollution source in Nilai, which has caused two Water Treatment Plants (WTP) in Selangor to suspend operations on October 4.

NILAI, Oct 6 — The Negeri Sembilan police, together with Bukit Aman, are tracking down perpetrators responsible for Sungai Batang Benar pollution, here, which also caused two water treatment plants (LRAs) in Selangor to cease operation on Sunday (October 4).

By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, Sept 23 — The discoloured water sample that was recently taken from Sungai Gong, Rawang, has been sent to the Department of Chemistry for further analysis. State Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation and Consumer Affairs Committee...