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NOW that the question about Malaysia’s prime minister has been settled, the new government that is formed must urgently address issues related to the environment.
The impact of global warming and climate change is becoming more and more clearly threatening at the global level – as well as in Malaysia.
In these past two years alone, we have experienced extreme and unpredictable weather and the resulting disasters, such as the floods at the end of 2021.
They are considered one of the worst such episodes in Malaysia’s history, with more lives lost than in previous floods and damage costing RM6.1bil. And the floods continue till today.
Despite warnings from experts, the previous government went ahead with holding the general election amid the monsoon season.
This clearly shows that governments tend not to listen to the science when it’s convenient.
Other issues affecting the environment, such as unplanned development, l