PUTRAJAYA, March 30 — Two containers that arrived at Port Klang on March 27 from the United States carried a clean polyethylene commercial plastic waste, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — As water is the source of life, it is the community’s collective responsibility to ensure the cleanliness of rivers, the main source of water in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — The current monsoon transition phase is expected to continue until middle of May, and will bring along thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds, especially in the afternoon and early evening, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

SHAH ALAM, March 17 — Other states should emulate Selangor's efforts to build water reclamation plants, especially for the industrial sector, says the Environment and Water Minister.

KANGAR, March 4 — The Environment and Water Ministry (Kasa) will introduce a National Water Grade System to solve water-related issues in the country, said its minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Open fires during the current hot and dry weather conditions have been identified as the cause of unhealthy air quality in some areas in the country said Minister of Environment and Water (Kasa) Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Environment and Water (Kasa) Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man believes now is not the right time to raise water tariff rates as the people are still reeling from the economic situation following the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The Sungai Langat flood mitigation projects (RTB) Phase 2 to address the flood problems in Hulu Langat will be carried out in stages and is expected to take five years to be implemented.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The prosecution of two individuals under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) for sabotaging water services in Selangor yesterday clearly demonstrates that the Ministry of Environment and Water will not compromise on environmental crimes.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The Environment and Water Ministry (Kasa) is offering a reward of RM5,000 to anyone with information and evidence that will lead to the arrest of those responsible for the water pollution in Sungai Selangor that caused the most recent water supply disruption in the state.

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.

PORT DICKSON, Oct 13 — The amendment to Environmental Quality Act 1974, including to increase the fine amount for water pollution cases, is expected to be tabled in Parliament before the year-end.

KOTA BHARU, Sept 27 — The Environment and Water Ministry (Kasa) has approved an additional allocation of RM66 million to implement 802 river conservation projects in an effort to reduce flood risks nationwide.

BANGI, Sept 26 — A total of 942 industrial premises were found to have committed environmental pollution offences, with 0.2 per cent of these being repeat offenders, said 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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Malaysia will not be "the world's garbage bin" and stern action will be taken against those who attempt to bring in containers filled with toxic or plastic waste, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The government aims to reduce water consumption to 180 litres per person per day by 2025, said Environment and Water Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

BUCHAREST, July 22 — Romania said on Tuesday it was investigating the circumstances around an illegal shipment of hazardous heavy metals found in Malaysia at the weekend and would seek to punish any wrongdoing behind it.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The government has given the assurance that it will not increase the water tariff as the people are faced with economic burdens and the Covid-19 pandemic which has not yet ended, said Water and Environment Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.