Showing posts with label oil-spills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil-spills. Show all posts

Indonesia: Environmental recovery from Pertamina oil spill may take half a year

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Arya Dipa, Ardila Syakriah and Kharishar Kahfi The Jakarta Post 6 Aug 19; Environmental recovery efforts following the recent oil leak fr...

Oil patches cleaned up from East Coast Park beach, water quality remains normal

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Goh Yan Han Straits Times 30 Jun 19; SINGAPORE - Patches of oil were seen on the shoreline at a section of East Coast Park on Saturday (J...

Hundreds of dolphins have died along Gulf Coast since February, scientists say

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At least 279 animals have been stranded, triple the usual figure, and 98% have died, prompting investigation Associated Press The Guardian ...

Malaysia: New oil spill detected off Tanjung Balau

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Mohd Sabran Md Sani New Straits Times 3 May 19; KOTA TINGGI: Another oil spill, estimated to weigh 60 tonnes, was detected in the waters ...

What are the implications of dry dams and polluted rivers in Johor?

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A persistent heat wave and illegal dumping of waste in the waterways have shone the spotlight on water sustainability issues in the southern...

Singaporean wanted in Sg Kim Kim pollution case surrenders

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The Star 25 Apr 19; JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean company director wanted in connection with the chemical pollution in Sungai Kim Kim near Pa...

Malaysia: 1km oil spill detected in Tanjung Balau

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NURUL AMANINA SUHAINI New Straits Times 18 Apr 19; KOTA TINGGI: Johor Sea Department detected a one kilometre oil spill along Tanjung Bal...

NEA closely monitoring air quality in Singapore after explosion at Johor oil and gas facility

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Channel NewsAsia 12 Apr 19; SINGAPORE: The 24-hour PSI levels in Singapore remained in the low-moderate range, the National Environment A...

Malaysia: Fire at Petronas' RAPID oil refinery quickly tamed

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Joseph Sipalan Reuters 12 Apr 19; KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A fire was brought under control early on Friday after an explosion at a Malay...

Malaysia, Johor: Explosion at Pengerang Integrated Complex

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The Star 12 Apr 19; KUALA LUMPUR: A fire and explosion occurred early Friday morning at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor. Acco...

Indonesia: Tourists check out early from Batam resorts after oil found on beaches

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Fadli The Jakarta Post 10 Apr 19; Beaches near Nongsa resorts in Batam, Riau Islands, have been covered with a thick film of stinky, blac...

Malaysia: All Sungai Kim Kim victims released from hospital

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Rizalman Hammim New Straits Times 28 Mar 19; JOHOR BARU: All victims of the Sungai Kim Kim toxic waste dumping case who were hospitalised...

Malaysia: Singapore’s help sought to find Sungai Kim Kim pollution suspect

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remar nordin The Star 25 Mar 19; JOHOR BARU: Johor police are working with their Singaporean counterparts to track down a man in his 30s ...

Malaysia: All 111 schools in Pasir Gudang to re-open on March 31

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The Star 22 Mar 19; JOHOR BARU (Bernama): All 111 schools in the Pasir Gudang area closed following the Sungai Kim Kim chemical waste pol...

Malaysia: Pasir Gudang toxic spill clean-up to cost over RM10mil

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mei mei chu, lo tern chern, and rena lim The Star 22 Mar 19; KUALA LUMPUR: The operation to clean Sungai Kim Kim will cost the authoriti...

Malaysia: Guideline review for factories handling hazardous chemicals

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MOHD FAHMI MOHD YUSOF New Straits Times 20 Jan 19; JOHOR BARU: The government will review existing guidelines of licence applications fro...

Malaysia: Satellite data shows Pasir Gudang has 46 possible illegal dumping grounds

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mohd farhaan shah The Star 20 Mar 19; ISKANDAR PUTERI: Satellite data shows that Pasir Gudang has about 46 potential illegal dumping loca...

Singapore continues to monitor situation in Pasir Gudang as more illegal dumping found

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Channel NewsAsia 20 Mar 19; SINGAPORE: Authorities in Singapore are monitoring the situation in Pasir Gudang, as more illegal waste dumpi...

Malaysia: Govt working on stiffer punishment following Pasir Gudang toxic fumes incident

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Syed Umar Ariff New Straits Times 19 Mar 19; KUALA LUMPUR: Stiffer punishment may be introduced as part of amendments to the Environmenta...

Malaysia: Sg Kim Kim free of toxic pollution

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Reports by NELSON BENJAMIN, MOHD FARHAAN SHAH, REMAR NORDIN and AUSTIN CAMOENS The Star 20 Mar 19; PASIR GUDANG: The 1.5km stretch of Sun...