Penang government has identified a total of 449.12ha of peat swamp forests in the island’s southwest district to be gazetted as permanent nature reserves under the National Forestry Act 1984.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's mouthwatering clash with India sees the two behemoths of the modern game go head-to-head in five tests over six weeks with the tourists eyeing a third straight series triumph Down Under.
PARIS: Adam Peaty had been burned out and broken, no longer in love with swimming and on the verge of quitting, but the Olympic breaststroke great now has a renewed hunger for success.Just over a year ago the Briton baulked at battering mind and body into submission for something he felt was not worth the price.
PETALING JAYA: Peat fires have resulted in unhealthy air quality in Rompin, Pahang, says the Environment Department.
KLANG: Every year whenever the weather turns hot and dry, residents in coastal Selangor are faced with unpleasant odour and fine debris originating from smouldering peat fires in the area.
(Reuters) - Former world number one Brooks Koepka said he hopes to be third time lucky as he aims to complete a three-peat of titles for the first time in his career when he takes part in the LIV Golf event that tees off near Jeddah on Friday.
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has deployed its Bombardier CL-415 aircraft to support the Fire and Rescue Department to carry out a water-bombing operation to extinguish peat fires in the Sungai Adong area since Wednesday (March 27).
The practice is still fairly widespread on the Emerald Isle, Ireland.
PARIS (Reuters) - Adam Peaty had been burned out and broken, no longer in love with swimming and on the verge of quitting, but the Olympic breaststroke great now has a renewed hunger for success.
TANJUNG SEPAT: The Selangor government, through the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS), successfully harvested 118 tonnes of high-quality grain maize crop on Sunday (Jan 21).
KAJANG Municipal Council (MPKj) will spend RM50,000 to control the peat fires near the Twin Palms residential area in Bandar Sungai Long, Selangor before Chinese New Year.
IN conjunction with World Ozone Day, Global Environment Centre (GEC) co-organised a communication, educational and public awareness programme called “Plant for Tomorrow” at SMK Gadong, Beaufort.
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s number one tower runner, Soh Wai Ching, defended his title for three years in a row, at the race up the stairs of the Scale the Strat Tower building in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Sunday.
(Reuters) - Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia goes into the 2024 season as the clear MotoGP championship favourite seeking to become the first rider since Marc Marquez to win three titles in a row but the man he looks to emulate may himself be a dark horse this time.
Some 130 volunteers turned up at the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) in Kuala Langat, Selangor, to plant 600 trees to help restore peat swamp forest and make a difference for future generations.
(Reuters) - Iga Swiatek is going for a third straight Qatar Open title this week but the world number one said she is not coming into the tournament with the mindset of a double defending champion as this year's event is a "totally different story".
KOTA BARU: The haze that is currently affecting the country is caused by peat fires and open burning, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Environment Department (DOE) is using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones to monitor peat soil fires in Mukim Beris Lalang, Bachok.
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BACHOK: Peat fires in and around Kampung Beris Lalang and Kampung Beoh here for the past three weeks have caused numerous health concerns among the local community.