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ASEAN should aim to be haze free by 2018

Malaysia hopes ASEAN should aim to be a haze free region by 2018, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said here today.

He said he had attended the 11th Conference of Parties (COP) to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution held in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday and Friday where the haze problem was the main issue.

Although this is not an official declaration yet Malaysia expresses the hope that the ASEAN region should aim to be haze free by then,” he told the media after launching the state annual Environmental Week celebration here today.

Wan Junaidi said ASEAN countries like Myanmar, Cambodia and Northern Thailand also suffered from the haze because of their forest fires. “But the severity is less because they do not have huge areas of peat soil.

“Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia are badly affected when most of the 1.7 million hectares under peat in Indonesia catches fires,” he said. On Indonesia ‘s commitment to fight future forest fires, Wan Junaidi said he had met with his Indonesian counterpart, Siti Nurbaya Bakar recently.

“Indonesia will send a delegation to study our peat soil management system in which we have drains and dams to help moisturise such soil.

“They also want to learn about our tube well system while we have a very strong enforcement by the Department of Environment which they can learn from,” he added On the haze,

Wan Junaidi said heavy rains, which occurred on October 17, had helped to douse forest fires in Riau and Jampi and reduced the haze problem considerably.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announcing this today, said both sides would appoint a point person to ensure an immediate follow through

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/113339/pm-india-wants-msias-involvement-its-development

Malaysia hopes ASEAN should aim to be a haze free region by 2018, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said here today. He said he had attended the 11th Conference of Parties (COP) to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution held in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday and Friday where the haze problem was the main issue. “Although this is not an official declaration yet Malaysia expresses the hope that the ASEAN region should aim to be haze free by then,” he told the media after launching the state annual Environmental Week celebration here today. Wan Junaidi said ASEAN countries like Myanmar, Cambodia and Northern Thailand also suffered from the haze because of their forest fires. “But the severity is less because they do not have huge areas of peat soil. “Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia are badly affected when most of the 1.7 million hectares under peat in Indonesia catches fires,” he said. On Indonesia ‘s commitment to fight future forest fires, Wan Junaidi said he had met with his Indonesian counterpart, Siti Nurbaya Bakar recently. “Indonesia will send a delegation to study our peat soil management system in which we have drains and dams to help moisturise such soil. “They also want to learn about our tube well system while we have a very strong enforcement by the Department of Environment which they can learn from,” he added On the haze, Wan Junaidi said heavy rains, which occurred on October 17, had helped to douse forest fires in Riau and Jampi and reduced the haze problem considerably.

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/10/asean-should-aim-be-haze-free-2018-wan-junaidi

PUTRAJAYA: India has indicated its interest for a government-to-government cooperation in the construction of a new convention centre in New Delhi. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announcing this today, said both sides would appoint a point person to ensure an immediate follow through. "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a man of action and he wants things to be done fast," Najib told reporters in a joint press conference today. A general view of a meeting between Malaysian delegates led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Indian delegates led by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Putra Perdana in Putrajaya. Pix by Aizuddin Saad India also called on Malaysia to recognise the former's degrees in Information Technology and engineering, he said, adding that the Higher Education Ministry and Malaysia Quality Accreditation would act immediately on this. Najib said his Indian counterpart had presented to Malaysia "a lot of exciting possibilities" for local companies and corporations to explore in India. "Modi has big plans to develop India in the construction of new infrastructure including in railway development, highway development, digital India, smart cities, solar energy and renewable energy." Modi said India recognised Malaysia's ability in infrastructure development. The Indian prime minister also said he was keen to raise India's participation in Malaysia's economy. He added there were various areas that the two nations could explore together including in defence and cyber-security. Earlier, Malaysia and India signed three memorandum of understanding (MoU) in performance management, project delivery and monitoring related to government programmes and delivery; cultural exchange programme and cyber security.

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/113339/pm-india-wants-msias-involvement-its-development

Monday, 23 November 2015

ASEAN should aim to be haze free by 2018

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