Environment

Penang Hill’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is coming under increasing strain from high visitor numbers, with Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) reporting littering, wildlife disturbance and...

The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has ramped up enforcement against pest birds, issuing fines to 17 people caught feeding pigeons and crows in...

The Penang state government will review the future of the RM1 billion Jelutong landfill rehabilitation and reclamation project at its next Executive Council meeting,...

GEORGE TOWN: In the march towards urban modernisation, trees are often seen as the first casualty. But for the Penang LRT Mutiara Line project,...

Penang Island has recorded 8,484 stray dogs successfully neutered under its Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programme since it was introduced in March 2018, with the city...

Think twice before flicking that cigarette butt onto the road or leaving rubbish at parks in Penang — enforcement officers equipped with body cameras...

Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) has set a target to reduce domestic water consumption across the state to 250 litres per capita per...

Penang will introduce community service orders for litterbugs starting 1 July 2026, requiring offenders to sweep streets, collect rubbish and clean public areas instead...

Penang has signalled it will proceed with caution on any non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE) exploration or mining activities, with the state government vowing...

About 100 volunteers armed with gloves, litter pickers and garbage bags spread out across Pulau Gazumbo and collected more than 800kg of waste from...