[COLUMNIST] COP28: Opportunity for PM to showcase Malaysia’s global climate leadership on methane
Malaysia is already experiencing many adverse effects of climate change, including rising temperatures, and intensified monsoons.
Thu Oct 26 2023
COP27 nears breakthrough on climate finance in scramble for final deal
Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit remained locked over how to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving them.
Sun Nov 20 2022
Meat on the menu, not the agenda, at COP27 climate conference
Anti-meat campaigners have been protesting food kiosks at the COP27 summit for selling burgers and chicken.
Wed Nov 16 2022
Xi to Biden: Knock off the democracy vs. autocracy talk
Xi Jinping pointed out that freedom, democracy and human rights are humanity's common pursuit.
Tue Nov 15 2022
Egyptian-British hunger striker's family say they received 'proof of life' letter
Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike against his detention and prison conditions for more than 220 days, had resumed drinking water.
Tue Nov 15 2022
In final week of COP27 climate talks, success hinges on 'loss and damage'
Nearly 200 countries racing to strike a deal to steer the world towards cutting planet-warming emissions.
Tue Nov 15 2022
The term 'climate justice' is everywhere right now, but what does it mean?
The notion of climate justice evokes the environmental inequalities between populations in different parts of the world.
Sun Nov 13 2022
Explainer - What the latest UN science says about climate change
It also said climate change was dangerously close to spinning out of control.
Fri Nov 11 2022
COP27 - World's dash for natural gas endangers climate goals - Report
Efforts to stave off disastrous climate change collided this year with a global energy crisis of scarce gas and soaring fuel prices.
Thu Nov 10 2022
Show us the money: Developing world at COP27 seeks financing details
Finance Day at COP27 puts focus on banks, investors, insurers.
Thu Nov 10 2022
COP27: Island nations want China, India to pay for climate damage
Delegates at the conference agreed to put the topic of loss and damage onto the formal agenda for the first time.
Wed Nov 09 2022
Reeling from floods, Pakistan seeks climate compensation, debt relief
There are hundreds of broken bridges across the country, as well as stagnant lake water now fouling Pakistan's southern agricultural landscape.
Tue Nov 08 2022
COP27 must see shift from talk to action: UN climate chief
Simon Stiell said COP needs to demonstrate that there is a distinct shift from negotiations to implementation.
Sun Nov 06 2022
Greta Thunberg: COP27 an opportunity for "greenwashing, lying and cheating"
Thunberg calls out next month's climate summit for being "held in a tourist paradise in a country that violates many basic human rights.
Mon Oct 31 2022
Meat consumption shouldn't exceed two burgers a week to limit global warming
Report indicates that we must change our eating habits five times faster to prioritise healthier and more sustainable food.
Sun Oct 30 2022
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024