General News
The Star, Saturday 22 September 2018
Prepping ahead of full plastic straw ban in 2020
The ban on plastic straws in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan from Jan 1 next year received mixed views from the publi...
The Star, Thursday 20 September 2018
Ban on plastic straws in KL, Putrajaya and Labuan from Jan 1, 2019
Plastic straws will be banned in all the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan from Jan 1 next year.
Eco Business, Thursday 20 September 2018
Global goal to end poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met
The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day has fallen to record low of about 655 million—or 9 percent of the world’s population—but a global target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met, the World Bank...
Open Gov Asia, Wednesday 19 September 2018
Malaysia sets a new goal of 18% clean energy generation by 2030
According to a recent report, The Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry has set a target of 18% of the country’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030, an increase from 2% currently.
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The Star, Sunday 2 September 2018
Education, key to protecting our planet
Malaysia is recognised as one of the top 12 mega-biodiversity countries in the world. Our country is home to a great variety of natural resources t...