Water resource
Pahang govt ‘killing’ Tasik Chini’s ecosystem
-Free Malaysia Today- Aneesa Alphonsus | November 30, 2011 The legendary Tasik Chini’s more modern saga concerns ecological mismanagement and the near collapse of a delicate ecosystem. FEATURE Mystical Tasik Chini, which once spawned a legendary tale of a behemoth dragon or sea serpent called Naga Seri Gumum and the presence of the Sacred Lotus Nelumbo [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Kelantanese kids face tooth decay woes
-The Star- ALMOST all children under four years old in Kelantan are facing tooth decay problems due to the lack of fluoride in water supply in the state. Utusan Malaysia reported that statistics showed that in 2007, 95.3% of children in the age bracket have decaying teeth. In that year, the daily reported, only 18.1% [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘Our rivers deserve respect’
-The Borneo Post- BETTER KNOWLEDGE: Taib (left) and Uggah (on his left) being briefed on a development project at the exhibition. At right is Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib. — Photo by Jeffery Mostapa KUCHING: Sarawakians must stop treating the state’s rivers as an all-purpose waste disposal bin as there is a limit on what [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )RM4bil project will help clean up Sg Sarawak
–Bernama- The RM4 billion Kuching sewerage project is expected to improve the water quality index (WQI) of the slightly polluted Sungai Sarawak, upon completion of the first phase by next year. Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said the project would enable domestic and industrial wastes within Kuching City to be treated first before they are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Protect water sources
The Star PROVIDING an adequate drinking water supply is one of the most critical problems today. According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the main reasons for this problem is the lack of integration at the watershed scale between the organisations responsible for the management of water and forest resources. Malaysia is home to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sarawak’s tropical log production falls
-The Star- KUCHING: Sarawak’s tropical log production fell sharply this year, adversely affected by the ongoing flooding, or impoundment, of the Bakun hydroelectric dam in the upper Rejang River Basin in the central region. Total production in the first quarter (Q1) of 2011 was 1.81 million cu m, down by some 28% from 2.53 million [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Time To Review Water Tariff – MWA
(Bernama) — The Malaysian Water Association (MWA) has proposed that water utility companies in the country review the current water tariff structure in their respective states as a sustainable measure to face an impending water crisis. MWA president Ahmad Zahdi Jamil said this was because the current tariff does not promote water sustainability and besides [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bakun Dam saga enters next chapter
-The Star- Should project be viewed as a business deal or part of state development? THE protracted story of the Bakun Hydroelectric Dam project, instead of ending soon, may be just going into its next chapter. The latest saga in the tariff pricing disagreement between Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd, owner and developer of the dam, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )WWF to strengthen Tambunan water resource
-theborneopost.com- TAMBUNAN: WWF Malaysia is working towards strengthening the water resource for Sungai Liwagu at its water catchment. Its chief technical officer, Dr Rahimatsah Amat, said at the launch of the WWF Environment Education Programme (Programme EE) yesterday that they hope to address water catchment management issues and advocate for protection of water catchment at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Water: Adopt a ‘waste not, want not’ approach
-NST- In Malaysia, shortage of water shortage is caused more by wastage and a couldn’t-be-bothered attitude. I REFER to your well-written editorial “Pricing water” (NST, March 18 ). Water is the most common and important substance on Earth, covering more than 70 per cent of the planet’s surface. In ancient times, people lived near springs, [...]
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