Council welcomes inputs to mitigate flash floods
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is urging members of the public to provide inputs to mitigate anticipated flash floods due to rains predicted over the area. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the council knows from experience the exact areas in Samarahan that are prone to flash floods. “We have worked with the […]
WWF proposes solution to mitigate plastic pollution
KUCHING: The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Malaysia, in a statement on Monday (Sept 21), proposed an effective solution to mitigate plastic pollution in Malaysia. According to a study commissioned by WWF in 2019, Malaysia had the highest annual per capita plastic use, at 16.78 kg per person compared to China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. […]
Bakun, Murum dams mitigate floods downstream
KUCHING: Kapit Division was flooded a couple of times this year, which was a big improvement according to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing. He said if not for Bakun and Murum dams holding the water in the Rajang River watershed, Sibu, Kapit and Belaga would have been under water a few times […]
Work together to mitigate Covid-19 crisis
By Erda Khursyiah Basir KUALA LUMPUR: Parties from both sides of the political divide must put their differences aside and unite to curb the spread of Covid-19. Only a non-partisan approach can boost the government’s efforts to check the disease and minimise its impact on the people and the nation, said political observers. “No matter […]
