Earth Hour 2024: Kuching reports significant power reduction
KUCHING: During Earth Hour 2024, Kuching experienced a reduction in power consumption by 13.34 megawatts (MW), compared to 8MW in 2023, marking a 66.75 per cent increase in power reduction. According to Kuching South City Council Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng’s Facebook post last night (Mar 23), the reduction of Kuching’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions […]
Celebrating mother Earth with car-free event
BY LEONG Z-KEEN KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) hosted a car-free morning event in conjunction with Earth Hour at Saradise today (March 23). Roads around the area were closed off by authorities as early as 6am and reopened at 10am to facilitate and promote awareness to the public towards the on-going issue of climate […]
MBKS Car Free Day and Kuching Earth Hour on March 23
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Hall (MBKS) Car Free Day and Kuching Earth Hour event will be held at Saradise here this Saturday (Mar 23). Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said last year’s event was a success during the Kuching Earth Hour event, where Sarawak achieved notable reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions within a […]
Sibu Municipal Council‘s date with Earth Hour
SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is among seven Sarawak local authorities that will observe Earth Hour this year, with the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) playing host. The other five are the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU), Padawan Municipal Council (MPP), Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC), Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS), and Miri City […]
Lights off: Time to switch off for Earth Hour
KUCHING: You can do your part for Earth Hour tomorrow. How? Switching off your lights from 8.30 pm until 9.30 pm tomorrow (Mar 25), said Datuk Wee Hong Seng. The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor said that in support of the movement, the council will on its part will be turning off lights at […]
Turn off your lights tomorrow
KUCHING: The Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) is urging the public to switch off their lights at home for an hour in support of Earth Hour which will be observed worldwide tomorrow (March 25). Yesterday (March 23), the city hall said the public should turn off their lights between 9.30pm to 10.30pm. Doing so is […]
State to mark Earth Hour on March 26
KUCHING: People in Kuching, Sibu and Miri have been urged to join their local councils in switching off their lights for one hour during the Earth hour on March 26. This year Sibu Municipal Council is the host of the Earth Hour programme during they will turn off their lights from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. “On […]
Earth Hour celebration in Sibu next year
SIBU: The inaugural state level Earth Hour celebration will be held here in Sibu for the first-time next year. This was revealed by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh during a live broadcast of the Earth Hour celebration, here last Saturday night (Mar 27). Ting said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk […]
Mirians, let’s celebrate Earth Hour this Saturday!
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) is encouraging residents to turn off non-essential lights from 8.30pm to 9.30pm in conjunction with ‘Earth Hour’ this Saturday (March 27). Mayor Adam Yii said participation was important as a symbol of commitment to the Earth. “I’m inviting individuals, communities and businesses to participate in this important climate action event. […]
Earth Hour Photography Competition for Sarawakians
KUCHING: Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) will be holding an Earth Hour Photography Competition themed ‘Climate Change to Save Earth’. DBKU stated in its statement that the competition would be from March 27 until March 31. It will be based on the participants’ creativity to convey the awareness to the community about the importance of […]
