Tag - Natural Resources And Environmental Sustainability Ministry

3D geological model of KL being updated, says ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: The 3D geological model of Kuala Lumpur (3DKL) - a geological mapping system that will be able to provide data on soil erosion and landslides- is in the works. The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry said the data would span across areas in the Klang Valley that come under the jurisdictions of 10...

Ministry preparing list to phase out problematic single-use plastics, says Nik Nazmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is in the process of identifying and compiling a preliminary list of problematic, unnecessary, and avoidable single-use plastics to ensure their systematic and ongoing elimination. Its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said that this list would facilitate the targeted elimination (phasing out) and reduction (phasing down) of...

Malaysia uncovers at least 106 containers of e-waste in ports, vows stricter enforcement

KLANG: At least 106 containers filled with electronic waste (e-waste) have been found in Malaysia’s ports over the past three months with close to another 200 containers also suspected to contain the same, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister said that the Customs Department had seized 301 containers suspected of...