Showing posts with label EnvironmentDisaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EnvironmentDisaster. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

DOE asks Indonesia to douse forest fires

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The Air Pollutant Index reading in Putrajaya was 91 at noon yesterday. The haze reduced visibility amid high temperatures DOE asks Ind...

Haze levels improves in KL but Perak API rising

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Changing winds have caused the air pollutant index (API) levels to drop in the Klang Valley as Seri Manjung in Perak bears the brunt of...

Haze: Parents can opt not to send children to school, says Muhyiddin

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Parents have the discretion not to send their children to school if they are concerned about the haze affecting their children's hea...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Haze is back with Riau hot spots

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Bukit Rambai in Malacca and Cheras in KL record unhealthy air quality KUALA LUMPUR: A MONTH of respite is all we get. A drastic incr...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

5 nations meet on haze

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A soldier trying to put out a fire in an oil palm plantation in Paman Jaya, Indonesia. They seek end to annual problem KUALA LUMPUR...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Jakarta moves to ratify Asean haze pact

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Indonesia's government has begun preparations to ratify a regional agreement on combating the haze, Environment Minister Dr Balthas...

Parliament: Lynas has submited disposal plan, says Ewon Ebin

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Lynas Advance Material Plant (Lamp) has submitted to the Government its permanent disposal facility (PDF) plan on the final day of its de...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Strong quake strikes Banda Acheh, dozens injured

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Dozens of people have been injured after a 6.2-magnitude quake jolted Aceh Province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island of Indonesia t...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

Schools should close when API touches 200, says Palanivel

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Malaysian schools should shut down when the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading touches 200, rather than the current 300 level, Natural Re...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Met dept forecasts rain for the next few days

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The Meteorological Department has forecast rain for several areas in Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Selangor in the next few days. The depart...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Lowering API trigger for school closure

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The Health Ministry will on Friday push for lowering the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading that automatically triggers the closure of sch...

Palanivel off to Jakarta to “put out the fires”

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Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel who has been flayed online for his belated response to the haze crisi...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

HAZE UPDATE: Brighter skies in Penang, API at 60

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Penangites woke up to bright skies after the Air Pollution Index (API) numbers were halved from yesterday's unhealthy levels, after b...

Haze: Selangor MB proposes Indonesian farmers carry out burning during rainy season

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Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has proposed that Indonesian farmers carry out their burning during the rainy season. Cal...

'Bring the culprits to book' those responsible for haze in Indonesia

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An Indonesian villager standing on an oil well as fire burns an oil palm plantation in the haze-hit Bangko Pusako district in Rokan Hili...

Today Pic - Haze , Satellite show Haze, Graphic API and Indonesia Fire source

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The view of Putra Perdana on a hazy night. The scene in Port Klang this morning when the pollution index was 319. Earlier ...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Haze: Birds wake later, dogs stay indoors

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The birds are waking up much later to forage for food the past few days. The cats and dogs are also not too keen on going out. It seem...

Yudhoyono apologises to Malaysia and Singapore on haze

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Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yud hoyono has apologised to Malaysia and Singapore over the haze emanating from forest and peatla...

Haze: DOE offers hourly API readings

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The Air Pollutant Index (API) readings will now be updated on an hourly basis. The Department of Environment (DOE) director-general D...

Haze: Schools close in Manjung district as air quality turns hazardous

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Schools in the Manjung district in Perak have closed due to the worsening air quality. A SMJK Nan Hwa teacher, who declined to named, ...