Palm oil firm builds facility to recycle biogas into biomethane
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE Kulim Green Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd (KGEV) is stamping its mark as one of the forerunners in generating biomethane from palm oil waste. It is a renewable energy subsidiary of Johor Plantations Berhad, formerly known as Mahamurni Plantations Sdn Bhd. The Johor-based company has built the facility on a five-hectare area to capture methane […]
EU- Indo-Pacific energy conference highlights methane emissions in the natural gas sector
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: Responding to the call to action after the Global Methane Pledge, countries have started looking into their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) value chain to reduce methane emissions. “Methane leakage is a major problem in the energy sector and reducing methane emissions offers significant benefits to climate change, public health, agricultural productivity, and avoids […]
How to choose the right cooking oil?
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JOYCE WONG JIN YI Many people are misled by the advertisements and marketing material shared in the media about the benefits of vegetable oils that, include canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, and soybean oil, which are sold under many famous brands in Malaysia. These are the oils that you should totally avoid in […]
Smart sex-sorting technology answer to wanton chick culling
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY VIRMAN JURI ANNUALLY, seven billion male chicks are being culled worldwide. Male layer chickens do not have commercial or economical value for hatcheries in contrast to female layer chickens that lay eggs. This fact raises a glaring concern in the poultry industry in matters pertaining to animal welfare. Furthermore in Malaysia, food security issues have […]
Expert: Treat mangroves as a precious national asset
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY UMAIRAH RAZAK MANGROVES are vital ecosystems that exist along tropical and subtropical coasts. For decades there have been rising concerns among environmentalists about the disregard for mangrove ecosystems globally. “Mangrove ecosystem worldwide is a natural and effective climate change ‘mitigation plan and strategy’. For this reason, mangroves must be treated as a national asset,” […]
Cultivated meat for M’sian consumers in 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes A local firm joins global race to produce cultivated meat in Penang in a RM20 million facility A LOCAL COMPANY has set its target to produce cultivated meat in Malaysia by 2025. Efforts are on the way to build a RM20 million facility in Penang by Cell AgriTech Sdn Bhd, a Bio-Based Accelerator (BBA) company next […]
Steep climb to becoming ‘success stories’ say women in STEM
Reading Time: 4 minutesSEVERAL Malaysian women from the Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) sector – who now hold court in the top echelons of the industry – unanimously agreed during a recent forum that their road to the top was no walk in the park. Only a handful of women transcend their male counterparts in the STEM workforce, […]
Johor unveils sterling fiscal indices at Mida Invest Series
Reading Time: 3 minutesJOHOR is consistent in its efforts to ensure the rapid recovery of its economy while strengthening its resilience to face new challenges posed by the changing landscape of the global economy. “Last year the state contributed RM70.6 billion of approved investments into the country – making it the top contributor to the nation’s economy. This […]
New study provides first comprehensive look at oxygen loss on coral reefs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA NEW study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe under ocean warming. Led by researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a large team of national and international colleagues, the study captures the current state of hypoxia—or low oxygen levels—at 32 different sites, and […]
A Toast for Women in STEM
Reading Time: 3 minutesBRITISH Council Malaysia has launched their Women in STEM (WIS) scholarship for the third consecutive year to accelerate women’s participation and progress in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) sectors. The gender gap in STEM is evident as representation of women researchers globally shows less than 30%. While there is a good representation of female […]