The Department of Environment (DOE) monitoring of air quality during the Movement Control Order (PKP) in force found that the  trend  of SO 2  (sulfur dioxide) and NO 2  (nitrogen dioxide) readings in the environment showed a decrease in line with the decrease in the number of motor vehicles on

DEPARTMENT ISSUES DETENTION ORDER AGAINST FOREIGN VESSELS SUSPECTED OF LAUNCHING OIL IN NATIONAL WATERS The Department of Environment (DOE) has issued a Detention Order on March 7, 2021 against a foreign vessel suspected of having released oil in national waters. The detention was made under Section 48, Environmental Quality Act,

The Ministry of Environment (KAS) is always sensitive to environmental conservation and ensures that there is no environmental pollution, especially when the Movement Control Order was enforced since March 18. According to the Deputy Minister of Environment, Dato ‘Dr. Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad, any complaint about environmental pollution will be investigated

INSPECTION OF CONTAINERS SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING PLASTIC WASTE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO MALAYSIA The Department of Environment (DOE) has conducted inspections on two containers suspected to contain plastic waste from the United States that arrived at Port Klang on March 27, 2021. The inspection also received the cooperation of

The Ministry of Environment (KAS) through the Department of Environment (DOE) successfully thwarted an attempt to import five (5) units of containers containing hazardous waste, namely used lead acid batteries in Port Klang, Selangor on March 30, 2020. Delivery of these containers was done without obtained approval from the Basel

The Ministry of Environment (KAS) through the Department of Environment (DOE) has conducted comparative monitoring and analysis of the Air Pollutant Index (API) before and during the Movement Control Order (PKP) which came into force on 18 March 2020. DOE found that there was a  2% decrease in API for