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Singapore's National Environment Agency is prepared to implement haze action plans if air quality deteriorates to unhealthy levels, with the agency closely tracking smoke transport from fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Ethiopia mobilised millions of citizens and residents in a single-day tree-planting campaign, aiming to plant 800 million seedlings nationwide. The effort forms part of the government's Green Legacy Initiative, which seeks to plant over 8 billion trees this year.
The Kedah Department of Environment is monitoring air quality after a fire destroyed four factories in Lunas early yesterday. API readings stood at moderate levels with no casualties reported.
Kedah's environmental authorities have discovered an unlicensed waste disposal site in Bukit Banyan where contractors were burning domestic refuse to extract metals, triggering investigations under environmental laws.
Indonesia has inaugurated its first waste-to-energy plant in Bali, a landmark project that converts municipal waste into electricity while tackling the nation's escalating waste crisis and supporting President Prabowo Subianto's environmental agenda.
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Malaysia's Department of Environment has firmly denied releasing or endorsing a viral infographic ranking state cleanliness levels, warning the public against treating unverified information as official guidance.
Penang DAP Socialist Youth has branded environmental group Sahabat Alam Malaysia's description of the Penang South Reclamation project as an 'illegal island' as political propaganda, following the NGO's unsuccessful court challenge.