News about air

PETALING JAYA (Dec 8): There were no water cuts involving consumers after the  latest odour pollution incident at Sungai Selangor, The Star reported State Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian (pictured) saying today He revealed that “only about 20% to 30% of consumers who were located on higher ground were affected by low water pressure”.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 8): Rantau Panjang Water Treatment Plant, Sungai Selangor Water Treatment Plants 1, 2 and 3, were shut down for a while last night to early this morning owing to odour pollution in the raw water source, Air Selangor said in a statement today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 2): Just as we have been asked to keep clean in the midst of a pandemic, a video has surfaced showing workers loading "roti Bengali" by just throwing them at the back of a van without proper packaging and with their bare hands.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25): Malaysia will never compromise on safety when procuring any upcoming vaccine against Covid-19, Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured) assured today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Fans of Bollywood mega star Shah Rukh Khan take note! Shah Rukh and wife Gauri have decided to make available their home in New Delhi, India for a one-night stay via Airbnb.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Air Asia boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has put his “stunning” 125-acre Ayrshire estate in Scotland up for sale, UK tabloid The Sun reported yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 19): Panasonic Malaysia has collaborated with a global contract research organization Texcell and has verified the inhibitory effect of the nanoe™ X, technology with known benefits of hydroxyl radicals on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Gerik Member of Parliament, Datuk Hasbullah Osman, passed away in Raub, Pahang, today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 14): S P Setia Bhd reported a wider net loss of RM263.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): There are profound shifts in the way people live and work due to the pandemic, and these changes are expected to remain long after the pandemic, according to Chris Lehane, Airbnb senior vice president, global policy and communications (pictured).