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VIENTIANE: Air pollution due to agricultural burning is affecting all parts of Laos, with the worst levels recorded in Xieng Khuang, Xayaboury and Xekong provinces and in Vientiane, the Natural Resources and Environment Research Institute reported on Tuesday (March 25).
Air pollution may impair brain health in older adults, according to new research from Taiwan.
VIENTIANE: Air quality in Laos has worsened, with PM 2.5 fine particles reaching hazardous levels, affecting cities across the country, according to the Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
SELANGOR'S Zero Discharge Policy (ZDP) should be adopted by other states to improve water sustainability, says National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Charles Santiago.
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Environment Department issued an Equipment Operation Suspension Order against a rice mill in Yan for causing air pollution and discomfort to the local community.
The rise of digital technology has transformed business communication, but it also has an often underestimated environmental cost. Every email sent, every attachment shared, every message archived or deleted consumes energy and generates carbon emissions.
HANOI: The capital of Vietnam, recently ranked seventh among 121 global capitals surveyed for average annual PM2.5 concentrations in 2024, is urgently looking for solutions to address the increasingly severe air pollution plaguing the capital.
MELAKA: Pollution in Sungai Lereh has reached an alarming level, with 11 complaints filed with Datuk Wira Lim Ban Hong over the past five months.
The Trump administration is launching a sweeping overhaul of US environmental mandates in a campaign it billed as the "biggest deregulatory action" of its kind in US history.
HANOI: Vietnam needs a paradigm shift in the management of emission sources to hold entities accountable and address air pollution more effectively in the near future.
Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022, said the study, published in the 'Lancet Respiratory Medicine' journal.
BANGKOK: One of Thailand's main airlines is suspending flights between Bangkok and a northern province for more than a month because of poor visibility caused by air pollution, the carrier confirmed on Wednesday (March 5).
One of the nations's main airlines is suspending flights between Bangkok and a northern province for more than a month because of poor visibility caused by air pollution, the carrier confirmed.
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday (March 4) ended pollution tracking by its embassies that had been a vital source of data especially in Beijing, as President Donald Trump slashes overseas and environmental spending.
The nation is aiming to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the "battle for blue skies".
Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry to fix.
HANOI: Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry to fix.
KAMPALA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Uganda held a recycled plastic boat race on Saturday as part of ongoing efforts to combat water pollution.
BANGKOK: Beijing will share its best practices in battling air pollution with its sister city Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, according to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently signed by the environment authorities of these two cities.
PORT KLANG: The government is considering introducing national-level legislation under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) to tackle plastic waste pollution, said Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
