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Eco fines net Selangor RM1.1m
-BERNAMA- SHAH ALAM, March 20 — Selangor pocketed RM1.12 million in fines from 194 prosecutions of environmental offences last year, state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong was reported as saying by Bernama Online today. Wong, who holds the state tourism, consumer affairs and environment portfolio, revealed that of the cases prosecuted, 118 were for air pollution, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Separate waste from September
- Bernama PUTRAJAYA: Households will start segregating their waste in stages beginning September, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung. This is in line with the enforcement of the Solid Waste and Public Cleaning Act, and the privatisation of solid waste management and public cleaning work. He said this would initially [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Penang: Litterbugs face RM250 fine come Feb 1
-The Sun- Litterbugs beware as you may be slapped with a RM250 fine if you are caught littering in public places. Penang Island Municipal Council’s (MPPP) financial management sub-committee alternate chairman Tan Hun Wooi said the summons for littering was previously RM50 and only those who throw large items like furniture are fined RM250. “Now, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Judges warm up to green issues
-The Sun-by Azrina Abdullah MUCH has been said in my column and letters to the editor about the need for stronger enforcement and laws to shed Malaysia’s image as an illegal wildlife trade hub. The focus has been on enforcement. And to the government’s credit, laws have been improved and enforced, in addition to investigations [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Masidi: Make environ-friendly polystyrene packs
-Daily Express- Kota Kinabalu: Manufacturers have been urged to seriously look into ways to produce environment-friendly polystyrene packs that will not affect the ozone layer when these packs are burnt as waste. Making the call, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said there is a need for them to take holistic views on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Anson to lose wildlife after withdrawal of permits
-The Star- GEORGE TOWN: The state Wildlife and National Parks Department will seize all wildlife under the care of convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong and his wife. Its director Jamalun Nasir Ibrahim said all permits and business licences issued to Wong and his wife Cheah Bing Shee had been revoked. He added that all wildlife [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Constricted by boas – the fall of Anson Wong?
-Free Malaysia Today- By Hilary Chiew COMMENT “I don’t want to go to jail again.” — Those were the words uttered by Anson Wong slightly over a year ago to me. I was confident that he said that with full knowledge that he is untouchable in Southeast Asia – one of the regions which had [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Constricted by boas – the fall of Anson Wong?
-Free Malaysia Today- By Hilary Chiew “I don’t want to go to jail again.” — Those were the words uttered by Anson Wong slightly over a year ago to me. I was confident that he said that with full knowledge that he is untouchable in Southeast Asia – one of the regions which had become [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Penang wildlife dept boss transferred
-The Star- PETALING JAYA: Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said his ministry would appeal and seek a tougher penalty against international wildlife trafficker Anson Wong. “I believe Wong got off lightly. “My ministry will appeal for an appropriate penalty for a man who has a clear conviction record abroad,” he [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wildlife kingpin who traded from Penang
-The Star- Nicknamed the “Lizard King”, “Pablo Escobar of the wildlife trade” and “Asian wildlife kingpin”, Anson Wong began his foray into the wildlife trade by exhibiting reptiles at the now-defunct Bukit Jambul Reptile Sanctuary, a registered company that he and his wife owned. From the early 1990s, Jones Road in Penang was the operating [...]
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