News about air

PETALING JAYA (Oct 19): Water pollution in Sungai Selangor has caused four water treatment plants to stop operation, it’s expected the water supply to 1,292 areas in Klang Valley will be affected, according to Air Selangor.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 17): Local hotel associations have called on the government to find ways “to fairly regulate Airbnb”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Talks of proposed blanket bans on short-term rentals in strata buildings in Penang, Selangor and other states in Malaysia could pose a recovery threat on Malaysia’s tourism, says short-term rental accommodation company Airbnb.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Household loan impairments are projected to double, albeit from historically low levels, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its latest Financial Stability Review.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has carried out Covid-19 screening on about 90 close contacts of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (pictured) as of noon yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Tropicana Corp Bhd deputy chief executive officer Datuk Dickson Tan Yong Loong has resigned from his post with immediate effect.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): The Kuantan Health Department wants to contact passengers of two express busses that travelled from KLIA2 to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) and from TBS to Kuantan, Pahang on Sept 18 and 19, respectively, reported Malaysiakini today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Gamuda Bhd has fallen into the red with a net loss of RM17.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Langkawi International Airport (LGK) (pictured) is among the only seven airports in the world to be recognised by Airports Council International (ACI) for consistent excellent performance in providing exceptional customer services and facilities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced yesterday that about 2,400 SIA staff will be affected by job cuts owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.