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Answering the call to reimagine cities for a liveable future

Answering the call to reimagine cities for a liveable future

As urbanisation accelerates, cities face mounting challenges, from climate impacts to issues of social equity.
Fri Nov 08 2024
World Urban Forum in Cairo opens with record-breaking attendance, call for local solutions

World Urban Forum in Cairo opens with record-breaking attendance, call for local solutions

This years Forum underscores the central role of local actions in addressing the challenges of sustainable urban development.
Tue Nov 05 2024
How strategic green spaces can cool cities

How strategic green spaces can cool cities

The loss of natural areas in the process of urbanisation reduces the mechanism of evaporative cooling and shading from tree canopy.
Fri Jul 21 2023
KKDW: Ahmad Zahid to focus on rural disparity, economic potential

KKDW: Ahmad Zahid to focus on rural disparity, economic potential

Rural development in Malaysia is not aimed at urbanising regions or rural areas and (also) not a process of urbanisation, Ahmad Zahid said.
Tue Dec 13 2022
Asian coastal cities sinking fast: Study

Asian coastal cities sinking fast: Study

Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world.
Tue Sep 27 2022
AWANI's efforts to promote sustainability is commendable - Maimunah Sharif

AWANI's efforts to promote sustainability is commendable - Maimunah Sharif

The ongoing commitment by Astro AWANI in disseminating information on environment sustainability should be a model for other players in the industry.
Mon Aug 08 2022
Pakistanis plant trees to provide relief from scorching sun

Pakistanis plant trees to provide relief from scorching sun

The aim in Clifton is to counterbalance rapid urbanisation in Karachi, where expansion of roads and buildings means there is less parkland.
Thu Jul 28 2022
PM Ismail Sabri wants to empower rural urbanisation agenda

PM Ismail Sabri wants to empower rural urbanisation agenda

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants the rural urbanisation agenda to be intensified to drive development and eradicate poverty in rural areas.
Sat Nov 06 2021
Green spaces  a crucial element to promote liveable cities around Malaysia

Green spaces a crucial element to promote liveable cities around Malaysia

"Green spaces are the way forward to slow down the rapid urbanisation in Malaysia."
Mon May 10 2021
Income disparity issues emerge as urbanisation grows - Reezal

Income disparity issues emerge as urbanisation grows - Reezal

The T20 however recorded an increase of at least three times higher than B40 throughout the period.
Sat Mar 06 2021
Build castles in the mind to make KL fit for the future

Build castles in the mind to make KL fit for the future

Genovasi Malaysia CEO Datuk Lee Yew Meng says, it is the thinking behind which we approach development in KL, is what will determine its direction as a world class future city.
Wed Jul 25 2018
Nepal devastation a 'wake-up call' for vulnerable region

Nepal devastation a 'wake-up call' for vulnerable region

The Nepal earthquake should serve as a wake-up call to other neighbouring countries of shoddy construction and rapid urbanisation.
Wed May 06 2015
India's fast-growing cities face water crisis

India's fast-growing cities face water crisis

Decades of population growth and uncontrolled urbanisation have created a water crisis in India.
Fri Mar 20 2015
Dengue: Muhyiddin chairs national-level committee meeting

Dengue: Muhyiddin chairs national-level committee meeting

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin chaired the Meeting of the National-Level Committee on Dengue in efforts to implement more effective measures to tackle the increase in dengue fever cases in the country.
Tue Nov 04 2014
International mobility, urbanisation behind spike in dengue cases globally

International mobility, urbanisation behind spike in dengue cases globally

Rapid human population growth and increased urbanisation have also contributed to rise of dengue cases worldwide.
Wed Mar 05 2014
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024