As neighbours build dams, Iraqis watch twin rivers dry up
by Haydar Indhar DIWANIYAH, Iraq: With its neighbours activating new dams, Iraq’s historic twin rivers could run dry — unless new infrastructure projects and tense talks with Turkey and Iran bear fruit. Nowhere is the effect on the country more palpable than in Basra, Iraq’s only coastal province. Here, the Tigris and Euphrates — on […]
Pesticides push insects into global decline
ANKARA: Though they play crucial roles in the environment, insect populations now face a global downturn due to pesticide-dependent industrial farming, according to a new report released Tuesday. Across the planet, 41 per cent of insect species are in decline and one-third risk extinction, according to Insect Atlas 2020, published by environmental group Friends of […]
Environment gets new lease of life
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the movement control order (MCO) due to the Covid-19 pandemic has not only brought about a new normal in the lives of the society, but it has also breathed new life into the environment. Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology senior lecturer Dr Nurul Nadrah Aqilah Tukimat said […]
Create better working environment for women
KUCHING: The Federal Minister and Deputy Minister for Women and Family ought to create a better environment for women to remain in the workforce. Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Women chief Datuk Chiew Yen Chew stated that the nation had been assured all the time by the past governments, be it the Pakatan Harapan (PH) or […]
Voice out your rights to have smoke-free environment
KUALA LUMPUR: The public has been urged to voice out their rights to have a smoke-free environment by reprimanding the smokers politely. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the move would help the government create a healthy community and a harmonious environment. “In Malaysia, about 80 percent of the population are non-smokers but […]
Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban
BANGKOK: Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea. Public awareness of the risk to animals and the environment from such waste was raised last year […]
NGO calls for review of Environmental Quality Act 1974
KUALA LUMPUR: The Environmental Quality Act 1974 must be reviewed in 2020 in order to punish environmental offenders accordingly, said Alliance of Safety Community (Ikatan) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. He said the government and authorities should beef up on environmental safety, to prevent any recurring pollution incidents. “The government must review the Act […]
Climate change bad for natural heritage sites
KUCHING: Climate change on a global level has made its palpable impact on the environment such as accelerated rising of sea levels, more intense heat waves, elevated temperatures, and shrinking glaciers, to name a few. While this in itself is sufficiently unsettling, another aspect to consider is this devastating phenomenon’s toll on a range of […]
Are we doing enough for our environment?
They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse. Sitting Bull, Indian leader who led his people against United States government policies Our air filled with the smell of burning plastic, toxic dumpsites, drains and rivers […]
