Environment and Livelihoods
Climate change also a public health issue
-Malaysiakini.com- byDr Helmy Haja Mydin
The recent UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen was organised on the background of the growing international acceptance that the environmental changes that modern society are witnessing are iatrogenic in nature and that corrective mechanisms should be put in place in order to reverse the trend of a gradually warming planet.
However, [...]
Mass Production For Proton Hybrid Cars In 2011
(Bernama) — Proton is hoping to embark on mass production for its hybrid cars by 2011, said its managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Syed Mohamad Tahir Wednesday.
He said it was being developed through collaboration with its Britain-based subsidiary Lotus and several component suppliers like battery manufacturers.
“We have a dedicated team at Lotus to develop and [...]
CAP: Food wastage on the rise
-The Star-
GEORGE TOWN: Food wastage is on the rise in Malaysia and a concerted effort is needed to overcome this.
“It is morally wrong to waste food as there are people who are hungry or dying simply because they have no food,” said Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) president Mohamed Idris.
Calling on the Government to hold [...]
Of fish and men: A fable of modern times
-Malaysiakini.com- by Dr Teo Hoon Seong
Once upon a time, there was a group of fishing villages in the district of Pontian, a sleepy part of the state of Johor. The villagers, as you might have suspected, were fishermen who had settled in the area for many generations, some Malay, some Chinese, and although, as is [...]
Villagers still adamant to have dam resited
-Daily Express-
Penampang: Villagers affected by the proposed RM2.8 billion dam in Kaiduan, Papar, unanimously rejected the government-funded project as well as any plan to relocate them.
John Sobitang, Kampung Buayan village chief, who claimed to be representing residents of Kampung Babagon Laut, Tiku, Timpayasah and Buayan, said they had been residing in the village even before [...]
The German Green Ambassador
(Bernama) — The wheels of his bicycle races on the busy streets of Kuala Lumpur as cars honk along the congested lanes during peak hour madness.
He navigates through the rough terrains of the city landscape – avoiding the potholes, slowing down for pedestrians and careful to distance himself away from the oncoming traffic.
He takes this [...]
Stamp Duty Waivers To Boost Demand For Green Projects
(Bernama) — The demand for environmentally-friendly projects in Malaysia is expected to increase with the stamp duty exemption given to house-buyers who buy Green Building Index (GBI) certified properties.
Mah Sing Group Bhd’s managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum said buyers will also be able to afford to obtain higher financing to buy properties with [...]
Budget 2010: Tax relief for ‘green buildings’
-themalaysianinsider.com-The government today proposed tax exemption for building owners who obtain the new Green Building Index (GBI) certificate.
When tabling Budget 2010 today in Parliament, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the tax exemption will be equivalent to the additional capital expenditure in obtaining the GBI certification, which was introduced last May.
Najib, who is [...]
Penang green building index
(Bernama) — The Penang government is mulling over reducing the development charge, by up to 67 per cent, for residential and commercial projects certified to have complied with the green building index (GBI).
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the move was to encourage the construction of more green buildings, especially government buildings, and make Penang [...]
Connectivity, mobility and sustainability
-thenutgraph.com- By Datuk Abu Bakar Jaafar
NO amount of investment in infrastructure for transportation and logistics has been able to cope with the pressing demand for fast and efficient transportation for people, goods and services.
Despite the accelerated advancement in information and communication technology, there is an increasing number of workers who continue to be on the [...]
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