A RESEARCH paper done by Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman’s (UTAR) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology academic Assoc Prof Dr Lau Phooi Yee and Bachelor of Computer Science student Ling Yi Jun, stood out and was one of the best papers among 29 papers awarded. Dr Lau and Ling’s paper was on “Fish Monitoring in […]

THE government is encouraging eco-friendly products to substitute single-use plastics as part of its efforts to move towards a more sustainable environment. To this end, it is engaging with all stakeholders to get input to meet its goal of eliminating plastic pollution in Malaysia.

SEREMBAN: The Federal Agriculture Marketing Board (Fama) has ensured there are sufficient food stocks in place to meet the needs of consumers if the dry spell continues nationwide. Its director-general Datuk Ahmad Ishak said although the hot weather, which is expected to continue until the end of April, was unlikely to result in a decline […]

A RESEARCH paper done by Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman’s (UTAR) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology academic Assoc Prof Dr Lau Phooi Yee and Bachelor of Computer Science student Ling Yi Jun, stood out and was one of the best papers among 29 papers awarded. Dr Lau and Ling’s paper was on “Fish Monitoring in […]

KUALA LUMPUR: For two centuries, all too many discussions about hunger and resource scarcity has been haunted by the ghost of Parson Thomas Malthus. Malthus warned that rising populations would exhaust resources, especially those needed for food production. Exponential population growth would outstrip food output. Humanity now faces a major challenge as global warming is […]

INVASIVE fish species are a major threat to our marine and inland waters and they undermine essential biodiversity. Species invasions rank closely behind habitat loss as a cause of species decline and extinction and they pose significant economic and public health problems. The United Nations Biodiversity Convention, which Malaysia is a party to, requires signatory […]

PENANG is keen on tapping potentials in oyster farming to further boost the aquaculture industry, says state Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin.  He said oyster farming is yet to be deeply explored even though organisations such as Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (Cemacs) carries out breeding for […]