Discussion on recycle, public knowledge, awareness, attitude and practice managing solid waste in separating, recycle and demanding for zero waste are still ongoing. How far Malaysian community can think along the proposal for zero waste and applying high technology in processing solid waste.

Must be something wrong with the muslim scientists who suppose to lead in research such as mosquitoes and other insects. It was clearly mention in Al-Quran and research on mosquitoes were 100 years after mentioned in AlQuran. What happened to muslim scientists??? Please refer to the scientists. In Malaysia we have USIM BUT just repeating non muslim culture. We always choose wrong leaders WHY because we are lazy to think

http://quranalhakeem.com/mention-of-mosquito-in-quran-2/

Five years a go with maritime malaysia and forestry department investigating illegal mangrove cutting in Selangor. I hope our mangrove is well manage as we are concern about our nature and forest products.

Part of my involvement in protecting and conserving nature in Malaysia. I hope more will support and stand in front for nature

We need more aggressive activists to attract more people concern on the environmental issues. We need more public awareness and support protecting and conserving biodiversity especially Malaysia is top 12 mega biodiversity country in the world and rapid development involving protected areas.

Happy 34th Wedding  Anniversary to Puan Sri and Tan Sri 

Wishing people on the new year or any festival days is common in multi racial, multi culture and multi religion country like Malaysia. We live in harmony and understand and respect each others. Young generations in Malaysia must maintain this harmony Malaysia.

Chinese New Year Now — Modern CNY Activities Chinese New Year celebrations and activities are changing. A change in attitude to the festival has occurred especially among China’s younger generation. Most young people prefer surfing the Internet, playing with smart phones, and sleepovers or spending time with friends to celebrating with their extended families.

Greeting Each Other on Devices

a WeChat red envelop

Sending cell phone messages had become the main way to greet people on Chinese New Year's Eve this decade. In the past people sent New Year cards or called each other to express their good wishes during the Spring Festival.

Now more people use instant messages on WeChat (the most popular social media app in China, like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger in the West) to greet their friends.

Learn popular Chinese New Year Greetings and send greeting cards to your friends.

Exchanging App Red Envelopes — Top Thing for the Young in Recent Years

App-sent/received "red envelopes" appeared in recent years, and they soon become the most popular New Year activity among the young. Many young people spend most of their New Year holiday time exchanging cyber money via red envelope apps for fun.

Two years a go I proposed to UPM leading in Korea-Asia disruptive Innovation technology in Malaysia BUT we do not see the future. We like to be the follower and celebrating our achievement as recognised by the developed countries. We should change according to the current trends of science and technologies. Change our style of thinking, style of our behaviour, style of administration and mind set. Our leaders need to be more free, creative, brave and innovative.

I still remember over 16 years a go we have an expedition to Wang Kelian Perlis to document biodiversity at the reserve forest. If we do not have detail about flora and fauna in the reserve forest, very difficult to defense in case the government approve development in the area. Reserve forest need to be preserved for future biodiversity, water and climate. ALL for future generations.

Photo by Bro Kamil

Still on plastic bag issue: We can argue on all aspects that we want politic, economy, social, environment etc. BUT the main problem must be address first ie. environmental and health issues. Think how to solve it before too late.

http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/caj-20-sen-bertentangan-dengan-prinsip-sebenar-kempen-1.435347

KUALA LUMPUR 23 Jan. – Penguatkuasaan caj 20 sen untuk penggunaan beg plastik di premis perniagaan adalah bertentangan dengan prinsip sebenar kempen tanpa beg plastik.

Ketua Kluster Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar Majlis Profesor Negara (MPN), Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Ibrahim Komoo berkata, walaupun terdapat rasional di sebalik tindakan terbabit, tetapi langkah yang lebih baik adalah dengan menyediakan beg kertas ataupun menjual beg kitar semula yang lebih tahan lasak dan berharga beberapa ringgit lebih tinggi berbanding beg plastik.

“Apalah sangat 20 sen bagi mereka yang mampu membayarnya tapi jika pengguna ini tidak diberi pilihan dan terpaksa membeli beg yang boleh diguna semua pada harga yang lebih tinggi, mungkin mereka akan beringat untuk membawa beg sendiri apabila membeli barangan.

“Jika di luar negara, pengguna disediakan dengan kotak atau beg kertas untuk mengisi barang. Kita boleh menggalakkan penggunaan beg kertas dalam pasaran dan ini bukan sahaja lebih baik untuk alam sekitar tetapi sekali gus dapat meningkatkan industri kertas,” katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Dalam ruangan Forum hari ini, seorang pembaca yang juga Pensyarah Pendidikan Alam Sekitar, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Siti Nur Diyana Mahmud menyatakan persetujuan terhadap langkah yang diambil untuk mengurangkan beg plastik seperti yang dilaksanakan oleh Selangor tetapi menyatakan terdapat juga golongan mempersoalkan kewajaran caj sebanyak 20 sen dikenakan kepada pengguna.

Beliau berkata, kesediaan pengguna di Malaysia untuk mengurangkan penggunaan beg plastik masih di tahap yang tidak memuaskan yang menyebabkan ramai pengguna yang memilih untuk membayar 20 sen daripada membawa beg sendiri ketika membeli-belah.

Sementara itu, Pensyarah Fakulti Pengajian Alam Sekitar Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Dr. Mohd. Yusoff Ishak berkata, caj 20 sen tersebut sebenarnya tidak berbaloi berbanding kesan kemusnahan kepada ekosistem, namun sekurang-kurangnya ia adalah penanda aras dalam usaha mengurangkan penggunaan beg plastik.

Tambahnya, langkah alternatif seterusnya yang boleh dilakukan adalah dengan menggunakan beg mesra alam sekitar iaitu beg bioplastik yang mudah terurai berbanding beg plastik biasa.

“Selain itu, kita juga mungkin dapat meningkatkan pembungkusan menggunakan kertas serta membawa bekas makanan sendiri seperti mangkuk tingkat apabila mahu membeli makanan.

“Mengenai soal kewajaran caj 20 sen ini, mungkin pihak-pihak berkaitan seperti persatuan pengguna dapat bertanya kepada pasar raya yang mengenakan caj tersebut mengenai kegunaan wang terbabit supaya ia digunakan untuk kempen kesedaran penggunaan plastik,” ujarnya.

Presiden Persatuan Ekologi Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail pula berkata, isu caj 20 sen tidak akan timbul jika rakyat memahami bahaya penggunaan beg plastik kepada manusia dan alam sekitar.

“Saya pernah tinggal di Jepun dan England dan rakyat di sana sangat faham bahaya penggunaan plastik kepada manusia dan alam sekitar. Mereka sokong kempen kurangkan penggunaan plastik dan pengurusan pembuangan plastik seperti kitar semula dan pengasingan,” jelasnya. - UTUSAN ONLINE

- See more at: http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/caj-20-sen-bertentangan-dengan-prinsip-sebenar-kempen-1.435347#sthash.OiWfgnuu.dpuf

Memory: My first motorcycle used during my study at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1976-1980.

This year we will meet again in MYCYS 2017 at Universiti Putra Malaysia. This is the fourth series of "Malaysian Conference of Young Scientists (MyCYS)" at UPM. I hope the MyCYS series which I started with team from UPM and ASIS, will continue to support STEM programme in Malaysia and to promote research culture start from schools. The winner in this MYCYS will participate in APCYS (Asia Pacific Conference of Young Scientists) and ICYS (International Conference of Young Scientists) 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8nWNgdUX8Q

Javan slow lorises — one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Need more serious attention on this slow loris. biology, ecology, conservation and smuggling for pet.

https://www.thedodo.com/slow-loris-rescue-online-2209737761.html

For Muslim, pig products in food, cosmetic and other are great challenge. Muslin must control food industries in order to make sure food and others are HALAL. Other wise just shouting on the street.

How to manage plastic bags at home and landfill sites? We need to work hard to change our mind set and life style from public to politician. We are going to live in developed country so we must change our thinking and life style. Leave primitive way of life behind and make it as a history of our life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX2MkBSOjTA

Published on Jan 16, 2017

AHLI PANEL - ISMAIL MOKHTAR, Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara dan PROF. DR. AHMAD ISMAIL, Presiden Persatuan Ekologi Malaysia.

Japan streets ahead in global plastic recycling race: Are we going to politicise the plastic issues in our country OR we want to let our future generations inherit the effect of plastic contamination.

Japan is one of the most successful countries in the world for recycling plastics. In 2010, 77% of plastic waste was recycled, up from 73% in 2006 and 39% in 1996, according to the nation's Plastic Waste Management Institute.
The country has passed several recycling laws to address the disposal and treatment of plastic waste since 1997, when businesses and consumers were obliged to separate plastic waste for the first time.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/dec/29/japan-leads-field-plastic-recycling

At 77%, Japan's plastic recycling rate is about twice that of the UK, and well above the 20% figure for the US, which still depends largely on landfill, according to institute spokesman Takushi Kamiya. 

People come to meet us expecting we can join them. BUT are we ready, do we have the expertise and skill? we need to get ready and thinking of the future science.

Alhamdulliah after retired I still move around to give talk on biodiversity and pollution. This is part of my ideas to serve the academic community in my field. Government should take the opportunity to use all the retired professors to continue serving the academic community. We don't have to pay them but just to sponsor their time and millage. We don't have to pay them high if we don't have the money. BUT we cannot sacrifice their knowledge and experience if they are strong and willing.

Malaysia is also famous with important sites for migratory shore birds. Migratory bird from northern hemisphere migrate south to escape from cold weather. Malaysian must know this and together with naturalist and birds lovers to protect all stop over sites and roosting sites for migratory birds. Malaysian Government is supporting now BUT we still have gaps at the local community, local authority and local agencies.

Another contribution in conserving nature, creating natural environment and educating public old and new generation. Commitment and government intention to develop this Taman Tugu should be supported by all. I really hope the planner and the developers are really understand the concept of rain forest and their ecology. They must consult the right person and experts in the process of planning and developing it. This project is for lonf term and may be permanent, so the good planning is very important.

Government promise to keep 50% of the country covered by forests is not now but long tome a go. But the deforestation in this country keep continue. We need to work hard to educate the public, policy maker, the politician and the greedy business community. Keeping natural forest is for long term benefit to the country either local community or the country as the whole and including the world climate. All Malaysiian and the Government must understand the important of nature and committed in protecting and conserving nature. Not just protecting but understanding why protecting and conserving nature. For examplwe for pharmaceutical, agriculture, tourism and wildlife conservation.

part time job after retire? we need to encourage more youth to create their own job.

Changing people's mind set, behaviour and thinking is not a ceremonial but a continuous effort. We have to use all opportunities including media. This time talking about plastic contamination and landfill sites. Plastic is a global issues. All must take part and understand about plastic as a pollutant and how to manage it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1388557257884448&set=a.383229231750594.89453.100001905622733&type=3&theater

Bang plastic issue still hot in the main stream media, both electronic and printed media. For me public must understand why and ready to change. The government must educate public sistematically and aggressively. Public must understand and support this NO plastic bags campaign. Plastic caused health and environmental effect to human and it is very costly to solve the problems later.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/12/21/selangor-to-ban-retail-use-of-plastic-bags-in-2017/

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government’s “No Plastic Bag Day” campaign, now held on Saturdays, will be extended to every day of the week starting 2017.
Elizabeth Wong said the state government will couple this with the polystyrene-free containers campaign next year.
“Beginning Jan 1, 2017, all retailers in Selangor will no longer provide polystyrene containers and free single-use plastic bags.
“Local council by-laws have been revised to support this policy and retailers must agree to go plastic-free when applying for or renewing their licences.

Even though I already retired, I still fighting for better salary in lecturer's scheme. I hope one day lecturers will have their own salary scheme and truly respected profession.

The pictures below were taken in 2013 at Sungai Halong Belum-Temenggor. Very interesting place that we need to protect and conserve for national heritage and nature conservation. We failed to convince the politician and the public because lack of data and reasoning. We need more research. Time is against us, we are facing greedy business man and poachers. All levels must be educated. NGO must be more aggressive and more experts should be involved.

A recent report on 50 countries showed that while Malaysia was one of the TOPspenders on higher education, it was one of the weakest in terms of research output, institutional ranking, enrolment and employability.. We can allocate more money for infrastructure and facilities including scholarship for students BUT IF we cannot retain good professors we will have less academic culture in the university and produce low quality graduates

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/01/09/plans-to-improve-varsities-in-motion-performance-lagging-despite-money-spent-on-higher-education/

In fact, the agenda in managing university finances is soIMPORTANT that the ministry came up with another document called the University Transformation Prog­ramme – also known as the Purple Book- to assist public universities in creating and implementing their own tailored transformations to ensure long term financial sustainability.

Malayan Nature Journal was first published in 1941. It is one of the popular journal in Malaysia publishing scientific papers on nature or biodiversity. All Malaysian must support this old journal. Due to cost of living we might charge the authors for each manuscript.accepted for publication.

We need to do a lot of campaign if we really do not want to us plastic bags in daily life. In England some supermarket try to stop BUT until now some still using it. Many of them are using shopping bags. Going to supermarket is not for sightseeing but planned for shopping. So we must bring our own shopping bags or any type of containers. You can push ythe troly to the car or taxi.

nearly 10 years ago I started campaigning no plastic bags. Now some people politicise it. We must be serious on plastic pollution.

A lot of sciences involves in sports. If we want to be champion sports is not only game and win (and probably corruption and gambling) but science. The players and coaches must know science. mathematics, physic and biology.

https://www.google.com/search?q=mathematic+in+steve+davis+shot&biw=1368&bih=662&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiprdr05r3RAhWFI5QKHdfsDXMQ_AUICCgD#imgrc=3xF66lbHx0s1dM%3A