Pulau Sembilan near Perak to re-open by year-end
PETALING JAYA (June 18): Pulau Sembilan, a group of islands off the coast of Bagan Datuk, Perak, is scheduled to re-open for tourism again by the end of this year, reported Malay Mail.
Vincent Tan’s Tioman airport dreams may hit a snag
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Could environmental concerns scupper Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and executive chairperson Vincent Tan’s (pictured) plans for a new airport in Tioman island? According to a report by news portal Malaysiakini, Malaysian Airport Holdings Bhd managing director Badlisham Ghazali said that there were environmental concerns as the new airport may entail lengthening the current, “abandoned airport runway into the ocean through land reclamation”.
The price of taking in filthy air
Clean air is vital for our wellbeing, and indoor air constitutes a huge part of the air we breathe.
JKPTG sets up fund to help solve strata title woes
PETALING JAYA (April 19): The Department of Director General of Land and Mines (JKPTG), which falls under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has established a Strata Ownership Special Fund (Tabung Khas Hak Milik Strata) with an allocation of RM12.
CIDB: Malaysia lags behind in IBS adoption
KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Malaysia still has some catching up to do in the realm of industrialised building system (IBS) owing to issues such as construction joints, standardisation of components size and economies of scale.
EIA report for KL-S’pore HSR ready for public viewing
PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) will be displayed for public viewing for a month from tomorrow (Dec 27).
Luster forms JV to develop 3.7ha land in Hulu Langat
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Precision plastic injection moulding service provider Luster Industries Bhd has entered into a joint venture agreement (JVA) to develop a 3.
‘Legal action against builders who flout EIA conditions’
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Legal action will be taken against developers found to have flouted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conditions and caused flash floods at the Federal Highway on Monday.
Occupants form the core of a sustainable building
HONG KONG (July 10): The key to a successful and sustainable development lies in its occupants and users, said green building experts.
Building green needs government push
HONG KONG (July 10): China may not seem like a very good example of a sustainable built environment but it has certainly achieved a lot in a very short time.
