#toxic

Collection of toxic news, found 220 news.

Batam administration rejects plan to import plastic waste

Batam City Administration has rejected an investor plan to import plastic waste, which would be processed into plastic ...

Bogor to ban the use of plastic shopping bags

West Java`s Bogor city administration has decided to ban the use of plastic bags by shopping centers as from December ...

Surabaya to be role model for waste management

The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini (Risma), has expressed hope that the waste management in East Java provincial ...

Bootleg liquor kills 61 in West Java

West Java Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Agung Budi Maryoto has confirmed the death toll of bootleg alcohol ...

Ministries, police uncover illegal fishing network, seize bombs and seeds

The Indonesian government has uncovered an illegal fishing network that had been operating in the country for the past ...

More than 120 birds dead at Suncor-owned Canada oil sands mine

More than 120 birds in Canadas oil heartland of Alberta were killed after getting caught in a pond of oil sands ...

Russia keen to build nuclear power plant in Indonesia

Russia, on Wednesday, expressed interest to invest in Indonesia by building a nuclear power plant to boost the nations ...

Ministry stops activities of medical waste processing firm

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has stopped the activities of toxic and hazardous waste (B3) processing ...

Bogor Agricultural Institute establishes forest fire data center

Bogor Institute of Agricultural (IPB) has established the Regional Fire Management Resource Center in the South East ...

Indonesia urges UN to settle Syrian conflict

Indonesia has urged the United Nations to settle the Syrian conflict, including the impact of the recent "toxic gas" ...

Malaysia to sweep Kuala Lumpur Airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam murder

Malaysia will sweep one of the terminals at Kuala Lumpur international airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam ...

EARTH WIRE -- China to appoint "river chiefs" to fight pollution

China will appoint "river chiefs" to prevent pollution in the nations waterways, the official Xinhua news agency ...

Government offers apology over traffic jams in Brebes

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, on behalf of the government, offered an apology to the people especially over ...

Fasting can be good for health

Going without food or drink during the holy month of Ramadan is not only good for ones spiritual being, but also has ...

New material kills E. Coli bacteria in 30 seconds

Every day, we are exposed to millions of harmful bacteria that can cause infectious diseases, such as the E. coli ...