25 Everyday Techniques to Save Environment

Steps to reduce pollution We all pollute the environment we live in, I do, and your dog does too. It’s very much in our control to reduce this pollution. 1. Go paperless, save environment. Sure you can’t stop advertisement leaflets coming in to your mail box (shouldn’t there be an environmental law to ban this practice, or at least, be made it mandatory to use recycled paper?) but, you...

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Sustainable Seafood Awareness Event in Penang

To create awareness among local hoteliers and seafood suppliers for the need to sustain our seafood supplies for the long run, Golden Sands Resort, in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia), the Penang Aquaculture Association and GST Group, held a Sustainable Seafood Awareness Day at the resort recently. The event was graced by the guest of honour,...

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Miss Sabah Earth 2012 conserves environment

KOTA KINABALU: The organisers of Miss Sabah Earth 2012 hope to teach the finalists of the competition about the benefits and ways of conserving the natural environment in Sabah through fun yet educational activities. The 12 finalists spent a day in Tamparuli on Tuesday, visiting various eco-tourism venues and trying out the activities, all whilst learning about the history and how the...

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Warrior names for collared proboscis monkeys

KINABATANGAN: Two male proboscis monkeys were given warrior names after they were fitted with tags by the Sabah Wildlife Department’s (SWD) Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) and Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC). Jibius Dausip from...

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Cheaper, cleaner gas for SMEs launched

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Energy Corporation Sdn Bhd (SEC) has embarked on a new technology to supply compressed natural gas via a virtual pipeline system. SEC Chief Executive Officer Datuk Harun Ismail said the RM13.3 million virtual...

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Govt firm on shark hunting and fining ban – Masidi

KOTA KINABALU: The state government is standing firm on its decision that shark hunting and fining activities in Sabah must be banned. Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the proposal for the total ban had been brought to the state cabinet which unanimously agreed to the prohibition of such activities. “There are no two ways about that and we have made...

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Sabahan first runner-up in Miss Malaysia Earth

KOTA KINABALU: Nineteen-year-old Deidre Ann Walker made Sabah proud when she became the first runner-up in the national-level pageant of Miss Malaysia Earth 2012 on July 15 at Syuen Hotel, Ipoh, Perak. The runner-up was Kylie Wong from Perak, who bagged the Miss Malaysia Earth-Water 2012 title while Teoh Lee Miang from Pahang was the new Miss Malaysia Earth – Fire 2012. Deidre, who was...

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SABAH TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT -- MUSA

KOTA KINABALU, July 16 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) government will continue to provide a business-friendly and conducive investment climate, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. He said the state government would strive to achieve the desired result as well as to maintain positive economic growth. "This is our commitment to the business community, and this...

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RM300,000 for Promotion of the Sabah Agriculture Park at Lagud Sebrang

Tenom: The Federal Tourism Ministry has approved a total RM300,000 for the promotion of the Sabah Agriculture Park at Lagud Sebrang here. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen approved RM100,000 for the Sabah Agriculture Park Orchid Festival beginning next year, aimed at promoting the park to both domestic and international visitors. She also approved RM200,000 as applied for by the park...

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Pedestrian Walkway Projects to begin this year said CM

KOTA KINABALU: The first phase of the 25.3km pedestrian walkway project from Tanjung Aru to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Likas would start this year, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. He said the project costing RM38 million and divided into four phases was one of three tourism projects identified in the implementation of the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) programme. Speaking...

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Biodiversity Conference Gives Cause for Rejoicing

By Hiroshi Nagai* TOKYO (IDN) - "If Kyoto entered history as the city where the climate accord was born, Nagoya will be remembered as the city where the biodiversity accord was born," said Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary...

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State can progress without dirty energy – SEPA

Posted on July 8, 2012, Sunday KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Environment Protection Association (SEPA) claimed that the state can move forward without the aid of dirty energy derived from a coal-fired power plant. SEPA chairman...

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Exploring the benefits of a green economy in the Heart of Borneo

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. More than 500 hundred representatives of business, government, civil society and multilateral development organizations gathered in Kota Kinabalu, Nov 15-16, for one of the largest conferences on the Green Economy ever held in the Asian region. Entitled, “Sabah Heart of Borneo (HoB) Green Economic Development - Engaging Business for Environment”, the opening...

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A green economy in the Heart of Borneo on the world stage

UN Resident Coordinator for Malaysia & UNDP Resident Representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, Mr Kamal Malhotra, commended the SFD on its focus on a green economy, particularly in the lead up to the Rio 20+ conference in June 2012, which would elevate these issues to the world stage. He said whatever the definition you choose for a green economy, there is no doubt...

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Sabah Dairy Industry has Potential says Deputy CM

KENINGAU: Sabah’s dairy industry has the potential to produce high-value cheese, butter, yoghurt, ice cream and milk powder as well as Sahiwal Friesian dairy cattle for export, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin. The private sector, as proposed in the Economic Transformation Programme, could play a role in this and contribute to the Gross Domestic Product, he said in his...

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Kota Kinabalu's Wakid Wonder

KOTA KINABALU: A building resembling a wakid, the basket that Sabah’s ethnic Kadazandusuns use to carry their agriculture produce for generations, has become the first certified green structure in the state. The RM16mil Sabah Art Gallery Conservation Centre in Luyang here has been accorded the silver classification from the Green Building Index Accreditation Panel. On hand to receive...

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ENSEARCH Sabah set to protect environment

KOTA KINABALU: The newly set up Environmental Management and Research Association Malaysia (ENSEARCH) Sabah branch will be organizing a tree planting programme, its protem chairperson Datuk Adeline Leong said. ENSEARCH Sabah...

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Japanese children help rescue Sabah wildlife

KINABATANGAN: Schoolchildren in Japan have come to the rescue of endangered and “trapped” wildlife here by donating money to help buy forest land and prevent groups of the species from being isolated from each other. The rescue of Sabah’s endangered pygmy elephants and orangutans is already paying off with sighting of animals crossing over from one area to another after having been...

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