Archive for January, 2010
SLDB, Nuclear Malaysia Sign Memorandum On Agarwood Industry
(Bernama) — The Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia), an agency under the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, and Sabah Land Development Berhad (SLDB) on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the agarwood industry development in Sabah. The event was witnessed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili and SLDB [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Three men held by Perhilitan for peddling animals
-The Star- SHAH ALAM: The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhi-litan) arrested three men for peddling wildlife on the Internet. Selangor Perhilitan director Rahmat Topani said the three were a 23-year-old software technician, 30-year-old construction supervisor and a 28-year-old employee with an IT firm. “Our enforcement officers went undercover, pretending to be agents or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tiger in the spotlight at Saleng Zoo
-The Star- KULAIJAYA: The Saleng Zoo here is aiming to educate the public on protecting the Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris malayensis), in conjunction with the Year of the Tiger. Zoo caretaker and animal trainer J. Siva Priyan said the zoo is home to 24 Malayan tigers, an endangered species due to poaching activities as well [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Urban Public Transport Enhanced By 2012
(Bernama) — Highlights of the Government Transformation Programme Roadmap towards improving urban public transport: *Increasing the percentage of overall utilisation of public transport from 10 to 13 per cent in 2010. *Raising the number of public transport users from 240,000 to 265,000 this year. *Increasing the accessibility and communication of the overall percentage of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )“Avatar is real,” say tribal people
-Ground Report.com- Following the film Avatar’s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people have claimed that the film tells the real story of their lives today. A Penan man from Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, told Survival, “The Penan people cannot live without the rainforest. The forest looks after us, and we look [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )‘Mega-dams’ may displace 600,000
-Malaysiakini.com- The announcement on Jan 11 of an investment of US$11 billion (RM37 billion) by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) in Sarawak’s Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) brought a welcome smile to the face of beleaguered Prime Minister Najib Razak. However, the PM’s brow may now be furrowed by adverse international press coverage. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nuclear energy inevitable, Chin tells OBG
-Theedgemalaysia.com- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s implementation of nuclear energy is inevitable and the challenge is to “clinch a good deal on new sources of energy at the opportune time,” Minister of Energy, Green TECHNOLOGY and Water Datuk Peter Chin told Oxford Business Group (OBG) recently. In an interview with OBG, the global publishing, research and consultancy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Putrajaya, Cyberjaya to go green ASAP!
- The Star- PUTRAJAYA: Putrajaya and Cyberjaya will be developed as pioneer townships in green technology in the “shortest time possible” to reflect the Government’s commitment towards environmentally sound and sustainable practices. In announcing this, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak the decision was made during the inaugural Green Technology Council meeting which he [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Malaysia Committed To Adopting Renewable Energy And Green Technology – Najib
(Bernama) — Malaysia is committed to adopting renewable energy and green technology to become a leading nation in the 21st century, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The prime minister said the government realised that in the 21st century, renewable energy and sustainable energy as well as green technology would be the core of economic [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Putrajaya to guarantee 60pc of green loan
-The Malaysianinsider- PUTRAJAYA, Jan 26 — The government today officially launched its Green Technology Financing Scheme, promising to guarantee 60 per cent on the financing and to cover two per cent of the interest rate. The scheme was first unveiled at the tabling of the Budget 2010 and will provide soft loans to companies that [...]
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