My Say: Greener healthcare: A call to action for Malaysia’s health and our planet

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on January 20, 2025 – January 26, 2025 Are you aware that the healthcare sector, designed to save lives, also contributes to harming our planet and, by extension, our health? Globally, healthcare accounts for a staggering 5% of greenhouse gas emissions — only slightly less […]

Anugerah GPM Malaysia 2024 iktiraf 600 pemenang

Anugerah Kelestarian GPM Malaysia mengiktiraf projek cemerlang sejajar dengan Rangka Kerja P5 iaitu memupuk pengetahuan, kemahiran, dan tindakan transformatif dalam komuniti.

KUALA LUMPUR – Anugerah Kelestarian Pengurusan Projek Hijau (GPM) Malaysia 2024 memilih seramai 600 pemenang pelbagai kategori yang berjaya membangunkan projek khas bertemakan kemampanan di negara ini. Penganjur yang Presiden Persatuan Rangkaian Perniagaan Mampan Malaysia (SustNET), Jamaludin Hussain berkata, kesemua penerima anugerah telah menonjolkan kecemerlangan melalui projek khas mewakili organisasi masing-masing tidak kira industri, sekolah […]

Shamsul Bahar umum letak jawatan sebagai CEO MGTC

Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor - NSTP/AIZUDDIN SAAD

KUALA LUMPUR: Perbadanan Teknologi Hijau dan Perubahan Iklim Malaysia (MGTC) memaklumkan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) Kumpulannya, Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor mengumumkan akan meletak jawatan lebih awal daripada tempoh tamat kontraknya pada Oktober tahun ini. MGTC dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan Shamsul Bahar yang menerajui perbadanan itu sejak Oktober 2019 memutuskan untuk meletak jawatan bagi menumpukan […]

Shamsul Bahar Resigns As MGTC Group CEO

Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor (Credit: MGTC) KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) — Group chief executive officer (CEO) of Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor has announced that he will step down from his position ahead of his contract’s expiration in October this year. In a statement today, MGTC said […]

Brighter possibilities in 2025

Boosting connectivity: The Shah Alam LRT line is set to begin operations by September 2025. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

PETALING JAYA: As we move towards the new year, Malaysians can look forward to a host of beneficial government initiatives, from pro-green measures to enhanced public transport connectivity. One of the most anticipated developments is the launch of the Shah Alam LRT line, set to begin operations by September 2025. Dr Law Teik Hua, associate […]

Miliki kereta EV lebih untung mulai 2025

Malaysia kini hanya mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya 1,500 stesen pengecasan di seluruh negara. Gambar hiasan.

SEMAKIN hari kereta elektrik (EV) telah menjadi kegilaan pemilik kenderaan masa kini sebagai alternatif yang lebih mampan dan mesra alam berbanding kenderaan berkuasa petrol. Tambahan pula, ciri-ciri seperti pengenalan teknologi terkini, rekaan ergonamik atau futuristik telah menjadikan mengapa ramai pengguna kereta memilih EV ini sejajar dengan peredaran semasa. Lagipun, apabila dunia terus beralih ke arah pemikiran […]

Sound growth prospects for RE industry in 2025

PETALING JAYA: The renewable energy (RE) sector is set to experience a positive trajectory going into 2025, as the rising electricity costs and various energy saving initiatives by corporates will accelerate solar adoption and drive solar engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) companies’ order books to an all-time high. Kenanga Research said there has been […]

Environment: Tackling the climate crisis with innovation and policy

This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on December 30, 2024 – January 12, 2025 Climate change has led to prevalent issues such as drought and severe flooding, prompting companies in the climate tech space to tackle these challenges in the hope of making a global impact. The climate tech sector […]

Green@UMHealth: A step toward sustainable healthcare innovation

UM launches Green@UMHealth, Malaysia’s first academic health centre focused on sustainability in healthcare, setting a new standard for eco-conscious practices. Universiti Malaya (UM) has set a transformative benchmark with the launch of Green@UMHealth, Malaysia’s first academic health centre dedicated to embedding sustainability into healthcare. This pioneering initiative, unveiled at the TJ Danaraj Auditorium, Faculty of […]