Environment around you

1. 24 divers collect 110kg of marine debris off Sepanggar Island

   2 hours ago Daily Express Sabah Mari Mari Sepanggar Island 8.2 km

   Twenty-four divers from the Sabah Diving Squad Club collected 110 kilogrammes of marine debris during an underwater clean-up off Mari Mari Sepanggar Island in Kota Kinabalu. The Malaysia Day operation, the club's third, retrieved ghost nets, discarded fishing gear and plastic waste that was sorted and weighed ashore. Club president Sim Fui JP said the effort highlighted shared responsibility for protecting the nation's marine heritage.

2. Teach disaster preparedness from young, says Mustapha

   4 days ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Kokol, Manggatal, Sabah 15 km

   Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said safety and disaster preparedness education should start at a young age. He spoke at the closing of the Kampung Siaga 221 programme at Kampung Kokol, Manggatal, on Saturday. The Sabah Civil Defence director said the programme, the third this year, will continue annually.

3. Safoda Eco Forest Park in Kinarut holds tree-planting for clean air

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Safoda Eco Forest Park, Kinarut, Sabah 18.7 km

   Safoda Eco Forest Park in Kinarut held a tree-planting ceremony on Tuesday for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The event, sponsored by the Japanese community through JICA, brought together students, educators and representatives from Japan and Sabah amid ongoing haze in Sabah and Sarawak.