BATU PAHAT: Nine resolutions including urging the Johor government to expedite the registration for vaccination for Malaysians working in Singapore were passed unanimously at the 20th state DAP convention.
It called on the state government, under the leadership of Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohamad, to speed up the Johor Immunity Planning via its Johor ImmuPlan initiative and for the Federal Government to step up in its Covid-19 vaccination efforts in the state.
The resolution, read by incumbent state secretary Tan Hong Pin on Sunday (May 2), stated that the party was ready to work with the government to promote the vaccination programme among the rakyat.
Water is life: Discarded barrels on the banks of Sungai Kim Kim in this file photo. Dr Ahmad believes the river can be saved If effluent input is halted.
JOHOR BARU: The water quality of Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang here, which is said to be very polluted can still be saved and returned to Class One, says Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) president Prof Dr Ahmad Ismail.
He said it would, however, require the state government, through the relevant authorities, to take immediate action to prevent further pollution in the river.
Industrial effluent and sewage waste are still being discharged into the river, he said.
24 Apr 2021 / 15:30 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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BAHRU: The water quality of Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang here, which is said to be very polluted can endanger aquatic life, as well as humans, can still be saved and the quality of the river water returned to Class One.
Malaysian Nature Lovers Association (MNS) president Professor Dr Ahmad Ismail said it would however, require the state government, through the relevant authorities, to take immediate action to prevent further pollution in the river.
He said the reason being that pollution is still a problem due to the discharge of industrial effluent and sewage waste into the river.
LETTER | Treat every day as Earth Day
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LETTER | It is Earth Day on April 22. It is a day to remember Mother Earth and how we treat her. It is not enough to dedicate one day in a year to remember her if we are to save her.
We must remember her every day, and put the environment and ecology at the centre of decision-making if we are to prevent future calamities that result in catastrophic economic impacts.
Once again, Earth Day is happening during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nations continue to juggle between containing the pandemic and managing their economic recovery. Sufficient concern for the environment and ecology is still lagging behind.
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