Two enactments will empower Johor government for tougher action against polluters, says agency director The Johor Water Regulatory Body (Bakaj) has introduced two Bills to be tabled for approved at the Johor State Assembly. Bakaj director Natazha Hariss said the Johor Water Board Bill and Johor Water Enactment 2023 Bill …

BEIJING: China’s factory activity expanded at a quicker pace in December due to stronger gains in output and new orders, but business confidence for 2024 remained subdued, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday. The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI rose to 50.8 at the end of 2023 from 50.7 in November, …

PETALING JAYA: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is embracing the circular economy approach to manage solid waste. Towards this end, the ministry has drawn up a five-year plan from 2021 to 2025 to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable circular economy model in line with the 12th Malaysia …

CARACOL DOLORES HIDALGO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican revolutionary indigenous group, Zapatista Army for National Liberation, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their armed uprising that ended up becoming an early symbol for the supporters of the anti-globalization movement. In 1994, Subcomandante Marcos led armed insurgents in the poor, southern state …

The 20-something man walked into Stanford Health Care’s emergency department suffering from a common injury with an uncommon – but growing – cause: He broke his hand while flailing around in a virtual world. Wearing a virtual-reality headset that immersed him in a computer-generated environment, the man had “gotten a …

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Mohamed Salah’s second-half brace made up for a missed penalty as Liverpool kicked off the new year three points clear atop the Premier League standings with a 4-2 victory over Newcastle United at a rain-drenched Anfield on Monday. Juergen Klopp’s team, who began the day level with …

SCHOOL reunions are a beautiful experience as they often evoke memories of the younger days. For the 70 former students of SMK St Michael Ipoh and SMK Convent Ipoh, they delighted in reminiscing about the past as they gathered at a joint birthday bash and class reunion. The event held …

PETALING JAYA: There is room for margin improvements at UWC Bhd as it moves towards a higher value chain on the back of new strategies and additional services as well as value adds, says Mercury Securities. This is further helped by the group securing several models each for front-end assembly …

PETALING JAYA: Every day, Malaysians throw away about 39,078 tonnes of solid waste, equivalent to about 1.17kg per person, says the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp). On average, food makes up the biggest component of domestic waste at 30.6%, followed by plastic (21.9%), paper (15.3%), disposable diapers …

A PLAN to build a proper carpark has been met with positive response from traders and visitors of a morning market near Taman Daya suburb in Johor Baru. The morning market, which has about 100 stalls, serves residents from Taman Daya, Tebrau and Pandan. Dried snacks stall owner Lai Chan …