Pollution & Environmental Hazards news in Sarikei
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JAS steps up air quality monitoring as Sarikei landfill fire 87% doused
Malaysia's Environment Department is strengthening air quality monitoring and open burning prevention amid hot, dry weather. A fire at the Selalang landfill in Sarikei, Sarawak, covering 1.5 hectares, is 87% extinguished. JAS Sarawak is using drones to assess the fire's impact on the local environment.
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Cause of fish deaths along Sarawak River still unknown, says Dr Safiee
Hundreds of fish have been found dead along the Sarawak River waterfront, particularly around Kampung Boyan and Kampung Gersik in Kuching. The Sarawak Rivers Board, together with the state Agriculture Department and NREB, is awaiting laboratory results from water and fish samples taken on 12 and 14 September. The cause of the deaths has not yet been determined.