Water resource
Groundwater extraction: Sime Darby in murky waters
All parties are well aware that Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) in collaboration with the Water and Energy Consumer Association of Malaysia (Wecam) and Forum Air Malaysia have completed a study on groundwater extraction.
The study and information given was based on standards set by credible international agencies. We have also extended the report to [...]
Are Consumers Duped Into Buying Filtered Water?
(Bernama) — Are we really getting our money’s worth of mineral water, or are we being duped into buying a product, not of the first water.
The Water, Energy Consumers Association of Malaysia (Wecam) said, while there were several companies ‘manufacturing’ mineral water, their activities were not monitored by the government.
This had resulted in consumers being [...]
Kuching to get centralised sewerage system
-The Star- By SHARON LING
KUCHING: Sarawak is introducing a centralised sewerage system in Kuching to reduce pollution of the city’s waterways from untreated wastewater.
State Urban Development and Tourism Minister Datuk Michael Manyin said Package 1 of the system was currently under construction and would be completed by Oct 2012.
He said the system would address the [...]
Johor plans new dam as woes continue
-The Star-
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Government is studying the possibility of building a new dam in Kahang as an alternative water source for the state.
State International Trade and Industry, Energy, Water, Communications and Environment Committee chairman Tan Kok Hong said the suggestion was made after several of the state’s dams showed low water levels even [...]
Residents pledge to cut water use by 20pc
-NST- GEORGE TOWN: The residents of N-Park condominium have pledged to reduce their water consumption by 20 per cent by next year.
N-Park management board chairman Prof Chan Ngai Weng said about 40 per cent of the condominium owners had signed up for the project to reduce water consumption and prevent wastage.
He said for a [...]
Selangor Government Told To Review Free Water Policy
(Bernama) — The Selangor Government’s policy of providing free water to the people should be reviewed as it did not benefit the target group, according to the energy, green technology and water ministry.
A ministry spokesman told Bernama on Monday, the 20 cubic meters of free water every month was not reaching the poor who lived [...]
Invisible plastics molecular harm marine life
From the beer cooler at the bow to flotation devices and bumpers, life on the sea often involves light, white foamed plastic, commonly known by the trademark Styrofoam. But life in the sea is encountering the plastic as well. The chemical building blocks of foamed polystyrene have been detected in several areas of the Pacific [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Water Sources Being Polluted, Warns WECAM
(Bernama) – The indiscriminate disposal of toxic wastes without proper treatment by local industries was “polluting drinking water sources”, the Water and Energy Consumers Association of Malaysia (WECAM) secretary-general S. Piarapakaran warned today.
He said in Selangor alone there were some 3,700 illegal factories that were discharging highly toxic wastes into rivers and streams.
He called on [...]
Harvesting rainwater
-The Star-
FOR the last 4,000 years, rainwater collection has been widely used around the world. Even though we live in a fairly wet country with 990 cu.m of rainwater annually, let’s not forget we went through a tough drought in 1998.
Things have yet to reach a critical stage in Malaysia where people have no choice [...]
Drought deepens in coastal Sarawak as El Nino tightens grip
–The Star–
KUCHING: About 18,000 people have been affected by the drought that has been gripping the coastal areas of Sarawak for more than a due to the El Nino effect, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan.
He said eight divisions Kuching, Samarahan, Betong, Sarikei, Mukah, Bintulu, Miri and Limbang were badly hit.
The phenomenon [...]
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