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Sarawak is listed as the host of the 2028 World Water Congress and Exhibition
Source : TVS - Berita Sarawak
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KUCHING, 13 July: Sarawak is listed along with Brazil to host the World Water Congress and Exhibition in 2028.
According to Sarawak's Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications, Datuk Julaihi Narawi, currently a delegation from the International Water Association (IWA) is in the state to conduct a final assessment to be forwarded to the selection committee.
Zaini Ujang appointed as General Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resources
Source : BHarian
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PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Zaini Ujang was appointed as Secretary General of the Ministry of Human Resources, effective today.
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The appointment was announced by the Chief Secretary, Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.
The Coca-Cola Foundation and Imagine H2O launch water innovation fund
Source : Water and WasteWater Asia
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The Coca-Cola Foundation and Imagine H2O, a global non-profit that accelerates and deploys new water innovations, have partnered to scale entrepreneurial solutions for the global water crisis. The sustainable access solution fund unlocks targeted grants and technical support to help communities pilot and adopt innovation, doubling Imagine H2O’s annual pilot funding budget this year.
Bukit Gasing River Trail Connecting LRT Asia Jaya to Seksyen 19 Is Now Open
Source : World Of Buzz
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Sometimes, roads in Malaysia are hard to manoeuvre when you’re not driving. As a public transport taker, there are times when your travelling time takes way longer than the driving time as the city just seems to be catered mostly for cars.
Odour pollution: 1,335 areas in Selangor, KL are expected to experience water supply disruption
Source : Astro Awani
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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,335 areas are expected to experience unscheduled water supply disruptions as four water treatment plants (LRA) were forced to stop working following an odor pollution incident at the mouth of the Rantau Panjang Water Treatment Plant (LRA Rantau Panjang, Kuala Selangor, last night.
Indonesian capital Jakarta struggles as climate change disrupts water balance
Source : The Star
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JAKARTA, Aug 28 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Jakartans - especially those living in areas unreached by the city’s pipe network - are still struggling to access clean potable water as scientists predict that climate change will disrupt water balance and a harsher El Niño can potentially spell problems for the city’s water resources.
Malaysians come together to restore a river in their own backyard
Source : The Star
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Retiree Aziza Sandiman was highly intrigued by what she saw during one of her morning walks in her Taman Melawati neighbourhood in Gombak, Selangor.
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It was a group of volunteers cleaning up the Sungai Klang site, among whom was another senior citizen.
The industry is advised to make the river an ``adopted child''
Source : Utusan Malaysia
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SEPANG: The Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) wants the industry to participate in the National River Trail Program to protect water resources.
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Its minister, Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said, the involvement of the industry is important to change the image of the industry which has been often associated with environmental pollution issues including rivers.
Ministry to introduce national water grade system
Source : The Malaysian Water Association
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KANGAR (March 4): The Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) will introduce the National Water Grade System to solve water-related issues in the country, said Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
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He said the system would assist the ministry to look at overall issues arising from the water system, including determining the grade of raw water.
River Pollution Cuts Water Supply
Source : The Straits Times
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Countless individuals in four regions in the Klang Valley were on Sunday (Oct 4) influenced by water-supply slices because of a stream contamination episode, scarcely a month after the past occurrence raised far and wide open resentment.
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An aggregate of 309,687 buyer accounts from the Petaling, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat and Sepang regions were influenced on Sunday after two water-treatment plants were closed down because of the discovery of contamination in Sungai Semenyih, the crude water hotspot for the plants.
MSU and FoRM shake hands
Source : MSU News
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Considering satisfying UN Maintainable Improvement Objectives through Stream of Life exercises, The board and Science College (MSU) has marked a reminder of comprehension (MoU) with Companions of Waterways Malaysia (Structure).
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The cooperation is pointed toward elevating and updating the Damansara Waterway stretch behind MSU's fundamental grounds in Shah Alam.
IWK’s “Friends of Rivers” programme hailed
Source : Indah Water Konsortium
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INDAH Water Konsortium (IWK) Penang has adopted Sungai Batu Ferringhi on the island and Sungai Rambai on the mainland under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme this year.
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IWK northern region operations head Hussain Omar said the ‘Friends of Rivers’ initiative, carried out by volunteers on a gotong-royong basis, was aimed at caring for the environment.