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OFTEN, we toss out unwanted items without a second thought even though the things we consider trash can be recycled and given new life most of the time. Klang Municipal Council’s (MPK) Environmental Services Department director Zaireezal Ahmad Zainuddin said municipal solid waste management was a challenging environmental issue due to extensive use of packaging that would end … [Read more...] about Simple but crucial step towards a greener Klang

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese speaks with reporters after voting in Sydney on Friday (Bloomberg Photo) SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition in a shift likely to bring greater action on climate change and a national body to fight corruption. Labor … [Read more...] about Labor heads for victory in Australia

If you're studying Chinese, or if your child is studying the language, chances are, you would have some views about the state of Chinese education in Singapore. Well, one former Chinese newspaper journalist had some pretty strong views and hashed them out in a forum letter to Lianhe Zaobao earlier in May 2022. Spoiler alert: She doesn't hold it in high regard. But … [Read more...] about Pri 4 student writes to Zaobao to rebut woman who said Chinese standards in doldrums

JAKARTA, May 21 (Bloomberg): Palm oil has lost a major pillar of support after top producer Indonesia lifted a ban on exports, paving the way for prices to slump further as supply builds and demand languishes. Futures were already lower this week on expectations Indonesia’s ban would be short-lived, and late Thursday President Joko Widodo said that exports can resume from May … [Read more...] about Palm oil’s slump set to deepen after Indonesia lifts export ban

MANIFESTO  – Members of the 1Sambayan chapter in Negros Occidental sign a manifesto on Friday calling “to restore sanity and order in the way the country is run” through a change of leadership in the 2022 national elections. —PHOTO COURTESY OF ARCHIE ALIPALO BACOLOD CITY—The first provincial chapter of 1Sambayan, a national coalition of forces critical to the Duterte … [Read more...] about 1Sambayan launched in Negros Occidental