General News
NST, Tuesday 28 May 2019
Corporate Malaysia must embrace U.N. global goals
In September 2015, world leaders came together for a summit at the United Nations in New York to sign off one of the most significant
Plan of Action that the international community has ever undertaken: the 2030 Development Agenda.
Eco Business, Monday 27 May 2019
Microplastic pollution adds to oceans’ problems
A new study shows how microplastics carry pollutants which are absorbed by tiny marine organisms that move up through the food chain.
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The Star, Friday 17 May 2019
Basel Convention amendment helps Malaysia restrict plastic waste imports better, says Yeo
The recent amendment to the classification of plastic wastes under the Basel Convention, an international treaty, will help Malaysia restrict the import of such waste from other countries more effectively, says Energy, Science, Technology, Environ...
Malay Mail, Thursday 16 May 2019
Yeo: At least 24 months for Climate Change Act to be tabled if necessary
Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Yeo Bee Yin today said that the ministry would need two years before a Climate Change Act is tabled in Parliament to be passed into law should the need become necessary.
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The Star, Monday 13 May 2019
Sustainability is key to successful BRI
The Star, May 13, 2019
THE Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), previously known as the One Belt One Road Initiative, consists primarily of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road.
The BRI is a grand and ambi...
The Star, Monday 13 May 2019
Malaysia takes top spot in global sukuk issuance in Q1
Malaysia was the top sukuk issuer with US$13.9bil or 35.1% of the US$39.5bil issued in the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, RAM Ratings sa...
Eco Business, Wednesday 8 May 2019
Listening to women's voices in Vietnam's energy debate
Vietnamese activist Khanh Nguy Thi knew early on that depending on coal to meet the country’s growing demand for energy would be a disaster f...