Malaysia closed schools in several states and the capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday due to choking smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming that has smothered much of Southeast Asia in smog for we

With the World Rivers Day just around the corner, the World Wide Fund (WWF) Malaysia is calling on Malaysians to place serious attention on the issue of water pollution in the country.

JAKARTA – A worsening haze across northern Indonesia, neighboring Singapore and parts of Malaysia on Tuesday forced some schools to close and airlines to delay flights, while Indonesia ordered a cr

Smog-affected ASEAN countries, especially Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, should allocate up to US$10 billion to cope with unending forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, a scientist said.

Smog from forest fires in Indonesia on Tuesday prompted the cancellation of flights and warnings for people to stay indoors, while pushing air quality to unhealthy levels in neighbouring Singapore

The air quality in Tanjung Malim, Perak recorded unhealthy Air Pollutants Index (API) reading of 101 Tuesday afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Haze at an unhealthy level was recorded as at 11 am today in Seri Manjung, Perak, according to the portal of the Department of Environment.

The rate of poverty in Sarawak dropped to below one per cent (0.9%) last year, said Malaysia's chief statistician Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Hasan.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Four major towns in Sabah recorded a moderate air pollutant index (API) reading as of 9 am today.

The Sumatran rhinoceros is not plentiful on the planet: In fact, the Dicerorhinus sumatrensis is down to maybe 100 in the wild and nine in captivity, and most of them live in Indonesia.