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MINING and logging activities in Pahang have resulted in heavy river pollution that robbed the state of 2,816 hours of water supply in 2018 alone. National Water Services Commission (SPAN) commissioner Faizal Parish Abdullah said Pahang’s water treatment facilities also recorded the highest number of shutdowns in the country due to a series of pollution cases. He said to date, land development, mining and logging activities have resulted in 449 temporary shutdowns at the treatment plants in the state.

Published on: Sunday, July 18, 2021 By: Jamari Mohtar Text Size: Muhyiddin WHILE the frontliners are working very hard to prevent the collapse of the healthcare system in light of the increasing number of Covid-19 daily infections in the three states, Umno is working very hard to ensure the collapse of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government helmed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. In early January, the government had a majority of 112 over the Opposition’s 108 – the total comes up to 220 seats instead of 222 because of the death of two MPs. There are a total of 222 seats in the Malaysia...

In Malaysia, the fate of a peat forest hinges on a powerful state official by Fatima Qureshi on 5 April 2021 The government of Malaysia’s Selangor state appears intent on rescinding protected status for the remnants of a once-sprawling peat forest that’s home to Indigenous people and threatened wildlife. It wants to allow a “mixed development project” on 931 hectares (2,300 acres) of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR), which has drawn widespread opposition from Indigenous people, environmental organizations, and a former environment minister. Environmental activists point ...

PKR to demand RM10m compensation from Xavier A - PKR will be submitting a letter of demand for RM10 million to Kuala Langat MP Dr Xavier Jayakumar for leaving the party last month. PKR treasurer-general Lee Chean Chung said the letter would be delivered by the party’s lawyer to Xavier ( above) tomorrow and the former PKR vice-president is given up to seven days to settle it. "Any elected representatives who decide to leave the party will face... All Access Plan

COMMENT | Why it’ll be a tragedy if PKR botches GE15 candidate selection Modified7:24 am - COMMENT | Another week, another defector. Voters are so used to the nauseating spectacle of a once-trusted face unveiling its mask, that it’ll be a wonder if we bother to show up at the polling booths next time around. What’s worse is that for every disingenuous serial party-hopper like Julai MP Larry Sng, there is someone who portrayed himself as a Reformasi lifer like Dr Xavier Jayakumar who would suddenly turn his back on his life’s work and write himself into infamy.