News about Technology

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): The government will no longer consider approval for Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on all Ramsar sites to ensure the sustainability of these wetlands, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): JCY International Bhd (JCY) has agreed to receive 133.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): IOI Properties Group Bhd CEO Lee Yeow Seng and Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin registered their marriage today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): The plan to retrofit 50 government buildings with energy-efficient lighting and appliances by this year is an exciting prospect for Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd, the renewable energy company wholly owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Deputy Minister, Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, told Parliament today that the country has 51 ailing rivers, reported Bernama today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): The Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change said radioactive residue from the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Gebeng, Pahang, must be removed from Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Nextgreen Global Bhd (formerly BHS Industries Bhd), which has been making losses for three straight years, expects to return to profit in the financial year ending June 30, 2019 (FY19) on the back of improved market conditions, as well as the commercialisation of its industrial park.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): The government will undertake an open tender next year for the third round of the 500MW large-scale solar (LSS3) projects worth an estimated value of RM2 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) (pictured) said today it is supportive of innovative ideas that tap into the transformative power of technology to democratise investments, allowing more financing options for Malaysians to buy their first homes and enhance their socio-economic well-being.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Malaysia hopes to spearhead the research and development (R&D) and commercialisation of green packaging and other alternatives for single-use plastics.