KUCHING, Nov 1 – Sarawak will soon impose Environmental Audit (EA) for all development projects that require environmental impact assessment (EIA). Assistant Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datu Len Talif Salleh said the move is in line with the state’s effort to press forward in environmental conservation and protection. He said Sarawak…
PUTRAJAYA: Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria (pic) would like the Federal Constitution amended to expressly include a right to a clean and healthy environment. “While our Federal Constitution does not specifically provide for such a right, it is implicit in Article 5, which guarantees the right to life,” said Arifin at the Opening of the…
We were delighted to welcome The Rt. Hon. Dato’ Lela Negara Tun Arifin bin Zakaria, Chief Justice of Malaysia back to the University this month. One of our most distinguished alumni, Arifin bin Zakaria graduated in 1974 with an LLB. He was visiting the UK to be appointed an Honorary Bencher at the Honourable Society…