News about Yeo Bee Yin

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The government will be calling out for more bids for large-scale solar (LSS) power projects by the end of next year, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): The draft of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act (EECA) has been presented and approved by the Cabinet about a month ago, according to Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Malaysian chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), a project hosted by the World Economic Forum, has been launched, marking the first country in Asia to do so.

PETALING JAYA (May 14): Owners of commercial and industrial buildings, especially small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to explore the feasibility of installing solar panels on roofs to reduce electricity bills and enjoy incentives offered by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin (pictured) has written an official letter to her Australian counterpart to collaborate on the transfer of Lynas' accumulated radioactive waste from Malaysia to Australia.

  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 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.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 14): The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) yesterday reported on a story about the plastic waste scourge which descended upon the Kuala Langat district of Selangor, especially the town of Jenjarom.

  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 6): Energy minister Yeo Bee Yin has chided the intention of Lynas Corp to consider taking legal action over the government’s ultimatum for Lynas to remove radioactive waste currently residing in Kuantan or risk losing the renewal of its permit to operate here come September 2019.