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Malaysia uncovers largest shipment of dumped toxic waste
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia discovered 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia that had illegally entered the country and were abandoned last month, its largest case of dumped toxic waste, state media Bernama reported on Sunday.
Malaysia to send back 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste
Reuters, Published on 28/05/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will send as much as 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to the countries it came from, the environment minister said on Tuesday, the latest Asian country to reject rich countries' rubbish.
Vietnam sentences activist to 20 years in prison
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2018
» HANOI: A court in northern Vietnam on Thursday sentenced an activist to 20 years in prison after he was convicted in a one-day trial of attempting to overthrow the state, his lawyer said.
Indonesia toxic river should be drinkable 'in 7 years'
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's president on Thursday said water from the Citarum River should be made drinkable within seven years under a new cleanup project for the Java island river often ranked among the world's most polluted.
Vietnam jails blogger for 7 years for 'propaganda' over spill
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2017
» HANOI: A court in Vietnam jailed a blogger on Monday for seven years for "conducting propaganda against the state", the latest action against a critic of the one-party state.
New Delhi emergency: Choked on smog
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2017
» NEW DELHI: The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency on Thursday as toxic smog hung over the city for a third day and air quality worsened by the hour.
Vietnam pollution fight hits supplier to global fashion brands
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2017
» HANOI -- Vietnamese villagers blockading a textile plant that serves global fashion brands are seeking the permanent closure of the factory due to pollution concerns, highlighting a growing readiness in Vietnam to campaign over environmental issues.