Claims that Malaysia will lose 3.2 mln hectares of natural forests being studied - Nik Nazmi
NRES views the claims seriously as it involved the ministry's commitment of retaining 50 pct forest cover in the country.
Tue May 28 2024
Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns
In British Columbia, thousands of residents were evacuated as the nearby blaze nearly doubled to 4,136 hectares.
Mon May 13 2024
Fire destroys 0.8 hectare forest in Bukit Broga
Investigations are being carried out to find the cause of the fire.
Mon Mar 18 2024
![[COLUMNIST] Oil palm biomass, an underutilised resource](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2017-10/51509370277_BousteadPlantations.jpg "[COLUMNIST] Oil palm biomass, an underutilised resource")
[COLUMNIST] Oil palm biomass, an underutilised resource
Malaysia boasts an estimated total of 5.67 mln hectares of oil palm plantations, yielding over 90 mln tonnes of dried palm biomass annually.
Tue Mar 12 2024
M'sia needs to cultivate 1,447 hectares of onions to cut import dependency by 2030
MARDI has initiated small-scale cultivation of three varieties of onions for this year and next, focusing on red onions.
Tue Feb 06 2024
Malaysia's first Bandar PR1MA township to be launched this year - Nga
Nga Kor Ming said the project, on a 57.5-hectare land, offers over 1,000 units of high-quality affordable homes.
Fri Jan 19 2024
Indonesia president breaks ground on airport in new capital
The 347-hectare airport is expected to be fully operational by December 2024, Joko Widodo said.
Wed Nov 01 2023
Forest loss from SE Asia rubber is up to 3 times more than thought - Study
More than 4 mln hectares of forest have been lost to rubber plantations since 1993, with two thirds of in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Sat Oct 21 2023
Greece battles Europe's deadliest fire of the summer for 10th day
The Evros blaze had burned more than 77,000 hectares of land, making it one of the biggest on European soil in years.
Tue Aug 29 2023
Indonesia fire burns 15 hectares of landfill, still rages
West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has said the fire was ignited by a cigarette that was thrown on the ground.
Fri Aug 25 2023
Pahang to gazette 134,183-hectares land for Al-Sultan Abdullah Royal Tigers Reserve
This is part of the state govt's initiatives through the Forestry Department to increase the population of Malayan tigers.
Fri Jul 28 2023
The future of farming could be under the sea
Seaweed farming could free up millions of hectares of land and help cut carbon emissions if its true value is realised.
Sat Jun 17 2023
Singer Jamal Abdillah enters cattle breeding industry
The nearly two-hectare farm has been built with a cow shed that can accommodate 300 to 400 cows.
Thu Jun 15 2023
Raging Canada wildfires threaten critical infrastructure, force evacuations
About 3.8 million hectares have already burned, some 15 times the 10-year average, said Bill Blair.
Thu Jun 08 2023
MRANTI offers the right enabling environment to accelerate 5G enterprise innovation
MRANTI Park, a 277.61 hectares fourth industrial revolution innovation hub in Kuala Lumpur, would provide a 5G enterprise-purposed facility soon.
Fri Apr 07 2023